Tuesday, August 21, 2012

The Half-Billion Dollar Garden Sculpture

When I look back at stats for past blog posts it seems that the Billion Dollar Home is always popular.

I think this art project should line up with the Billion Dollar House, I wonder if we could buy them both and install them in one place?

If you ever wondered what was left of Solyndra and the half-billion tax dollars that poured into it prior to going totally bankrupt well now you have




Saturday, August 18, 2012

Economic Freedom on the Farm

Farmers have been selling their produce since the early stages of civilization, so just what is going on with vegetables and the authorities in Fauquire County, Virginia?  Could this really all be about a birthday party, did someone not invite a special child.



If a person can't raise a crop and sell it to people who want to eat is either party free?  How much regulation do local officials need to place on selling farm plants?

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Economic Freedom

This whole blog is about promoting Economic Freedom so that everyone can make the best of their self in the way that suits them the best.  No one can make those decisions for you in an office miles away based on demographic groupings.

This video exemplifies why economic freedom is EMPOWERMENT.  

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Definitely the best video we've seen all week!  

Thank you to all the folks at http://www.thelibreinitiative.com

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Municipal Economic Problems

There have been a few large cities go bankrupt in recent history.  In Alabama the city of Birmingham spent on non-essential projects while needed utility maintenance was set aside.  Eventually the city found itself hundreds of millions of dollars in the hole and unable or unwilling to raise revenue to meet obligations.

Stockton California recently made the news as the largest city to file bankruptcy but it is not the only large city in California to have leaders put it into financial straights.

  • Will cities be better off in the long run if they are forced by bankruptcy to only focus on the most basic needs such as police, fire protection, streets?
  • Should your city borrow money for some things while other services are in need?
  • Do civic leaders in your area equate the cost of interest rates on bonds to taxes that must be collected?



Of all the things that many people consider that ONLY a city can do, at least one town has outsourced it's police work!  Could some services be done by contract and would this allow competition so cities have choice in the services they use?