The Advantages of Going Over the Fiscal Cliff By Holly A. Bell Fiscal conservatives shouldn’t be too alarmed that we are about to fall off the “Fiscal Cliff“. Like drug addicts who have to hit bottom before they are willing to help themselves, our elected Representatives need to find themselves in the garbage and rat… [Read more…]
December 26, 2012
By Holly A. Bell As 2012 draws to a close, I have a few random thoughts I need to get off my chest before the end of the year: On gender neutral toys: If we truly want toys and other items to be gender neutral, why do we continue to insist on labeling colors as… [Read more…]
December 20, 2012
By Holly A. Bell As someone who has always protected the rights of individuals to own firearms, I am often dismissed lately as less than a reliable source based on the fact that I happen to live in Alaska (even though I’ve only lived here a few years). Of course Alaska has a reputation for… [Read more…]
December 17, 2012
California Dreamin’ By Holly A. Bell A recent blog post by Michael provided 55 Reasons Why California Is The Worst State In America. Nonsense. California should be the model for the rest of the United States. Here are some reasons why: 1) The adoption of Proposition 30 gave California the highest marginal state income tax… [Read more…]
December 14, 2012
What if gun control is not the answer? By Holly A. Bell I’m deeply saddened by the events unfolding in Connecticut today and the loss of so many innocent lives. I’m also disturbed by the culture of violence that seems to permeate the U.S. As you might expect the usual rallying cry to ban automatic… [Read more…]
December 3, 2012
If you think you earn your money, you are wrong. As I have been watching the debates over the debt ceiling, the fiscal cliff, and taxation I am reminded of one assumption about money the government makes (often unconsciously) that those of us who think we should be allowed to keep the money we have… [Read more…]
November 30, 2012
Authored by Philipp Bagus via the Ludwig von Mises Institute, “Many politicians and commentators such as Paul Krugman claim that Europe’s problem is austerity, i.e., there is insufficient government spending. The common argument goes like this: Due to a reduction of government spending, there is insufficient demand in the economy leading to unemployment. The unemployment… [Read more…]
November 19, 2012
The U.S. Government Contributed to the Lack of Sustainability at Hostess By Holly A. Bell There’s been a great deal of speculation about why Hostess was not able to maintain their operations. Like most business issues, the demise of Hostess is not as simple as it appears on the surface. While there were three primary… [Read more…]
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