Economy Archive
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Merely Tweeted, “Dictionary.com Word Of Day Is ‘Malinger’…” Edition
Posted on February 25, 2011Highlights, lowlights, links, and the spectacle that is a deeply unserious administration ginning up domestic unrest against serious political opponents, from the Mere Rhetoric Twitter stream: I’m kind of skeptical that he is, actually | MT @markknoller: Obama says focused […]Continue Reading...
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Merely Tweeted, “After SOTU Government Is Back To Picking Winners And Losers…” Edition
Posted on January 26, 2011Highlights, lowlights, links, and big government innovation from Thanksgiving through the SOTU, from the Mere Rhetoric Twitter stream: I for one am glad to know that government is back in the business of picking winners and losers, esp in the […]Continue Reading...
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“Robust Democracy,” “Contentious Debate,” Etc – Not So Much Hypocrisy As Chutzpa
Posted on January 26, 2011There have been suggestions that the left’s Strange New Respect for “the inevitability of robust debate in a democracy” is exactly as obnoxious as their hypocritical sermonizing about political civility. That’s a little bit unfair, and it denies due credit […]Continue Reading...
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Swiss Newspapers Now Making TV Commercials Mocking Obama’s Economic Policies
Posted on January 19, 2011This Sonntags Zeitung TV commercial from last December is a followup to a print ad they published in May 2009. The Swiss are entitled to a little smugness, insofar as they’re in the global top-5 for positive account balances while […]Continue Reading...
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Merely Tweeted, “We Brought Regulators From Bulgaria…” Edition
Posted on October 18, 2010Highlights, lowlights, links, and great news about government regulation from the Mere Rhetoric Twitter stream: We brought regulators from Bulgaria to DC to teach them about our well-functioning agriculture subsidies policy. Umm… is.gd/fHxzS Good. Bc transportation costs don’t cascade thru […]Continue Reading...
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Merely Tweeted, “Democrats Have Found A War They’re Willing To Fight…” Edition
Posted on July 12, 2010Highlights, lowlights, links, and observations about the most competent administration ever, from the Mere Rhetoric Twitter stream: I’m just glad the Democrats have found a war they’re willing to fight. It’s against an inanimate oil slick – but baby steps! […]Continue Reading...
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Merely Tweeted, "It’s Vaguely Un-American Frankly…" Edition
Posted on June 30, 2010Highlights, lowlights, links, and tweets on the magnificence of The One’s power from the Mere Rhetoric Twitter stream: I’m increasingly bitter that my President can’t even bribe someone competently. It’s vaguely un-American frankly… Any chance The One can reverse the […]Continue Reading...
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Illustrated Reminders About Creeping Government Control, Courtesy 1952
Posted on May 14, 2010I think I stumbled across these on some jaded advertising blog, where they were tee-heeing over the idea that individual entitlements might be a sop for broader government centralization. A predictably disapprobative academic article identifies the bottom one as having […]Continue Reading...
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Payoff: Obama Hands Unions “Most Significant” Victory So Far, Opens Door To Massive Airline Union Bullying