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Fortune Comes Around on the Bailout

In September, it was “Paulson to the Rescue,” and Fortune asked: “The Steely-Eyed Treasury Chief is Betting Billions on Bailouts. Can He Save Us from a Meltdown?’ Now, in November, Fortune sees something different when it asks, “Who Pays for the Bailout? You Do, Of Course!” “Of Course!” Wait, wait, wait — you breathless cheerlearders…

Saving Social Security: Run, Sonny, Run

Here’s the final segment of a five-part series from Reason.tv entitled, Saving Social Security. The animated video comes from Lineplot, a company that creatively describes financial topics. I posted the first of the series, Pimp My Walker, on October 4th, the second part, Boom Baby Boom! on October 11th, the third, Policy Warrior on October…

Saving Social Security: Broken Trust

Here’s the fourth part of a five-part series from Reason.tv entitled, Saving Social Security. The animated video comes from Lineplot, a company that creatively describes financial topics. I posted the first of the series, Pimp My Walker, on October 4th, the second part, Boom Baby Boom! on October 11th, and the third, Policy Warrior on…

Saving Social Security: Policy Warrior

Here’s the third part of a five-part series from Reason.tv entitled, Saving Social Security. The animated video comes from Lineplot, a company that creatively describes financial topics. I posted the first of the series, Pimp My Walker, on October 4th, and the second part, Boom Baby Boom! on October 11th.

Reason‘s Carnival of Posts Against the Bailout

Reason has a fine, single post linking to their many posts and videos against the federal bailout. The post is entitled, “Read Up on the Bailout and More Before Monday’s Opening Bell Signals More Losses!” It lists nearly twenty posts against the bailout, making a sound case against significant expansion of federal power. Among them…

Student Housing in Whitewater: Our Mistaken and Repetitive Approach

There are two stories from yesterday’s Janesville Gazette that describe the pressures of student housing: Students Spread Out in Whitewater City, School Address Housing Concerns. The stories ably describe arguments that residents of Whitewater have have made against student housing for years with no change in demand. I certainly don’t believe that demand for student…

What the Progressives in Whitewater Don’t Have

I wrote a post reflecting on the election results in Whitewater, and one thing stood out to me: progressives have done well in the city on statewide referenda and races. That’s why I pointed out that Although I am not always in agreement with the progressives, it’s easy to see that they are increasingly successful…

New Website Chronicles High Tax & Regulatory Burden

There’s a new blog, entitled Leaving Wisconsin, that posts on the “great exodus out of the taxation and regulation hell of Wisconsin.” We have been a highly taxed and regulated state for some time — neither major party has moved us in true low-tax, low-burden direction. For data to support the contention that we are…

Zoning and Housing Prices

Readers may recall that I have criticized politician-dentist Roy Nosek for his advocacy of limitations on student housing. Here are some of my posts on the subject: On Nosek on Student Housing, Part 1 (Economics) On Nosek on Student Housing, Part 2 (Culture) Student Housing in Whitewater One of the points that I have made…