In 2005, Florida tomato pickers gained their first significant pay raise since the late 1970s when Taco Bell ended a consumer boycott by agreeing to pay an extra penny per pound for its tomatoes, with the extra cent going directly to the farm workers. Last April, McDonald’s agreed to a similar arrangement, increasing the wages… Continue reading The Burger King and The Tomato Serfs
The tax cut ratchet
notice that everything that happens is good for tax cuts. If the economy is growing, and tax receipts are rising, then it shows that past tax cuts achieved wonders, plus the Laffer curve is right so let’s cut taxes some more! If the economy is shrinking, well, it needs a boost and what… Continue reading The tax cut ratchet
Carbon Socialists
Yeah, OK, OK. Well, I think – I mean, I think Gore would have been a disaster as president. We’d have been living in the Dark Ages. I think he’s fundamentally hostile to human civilization. And a phony. From Media Matters – Carlson: If Al Gore were president, “[w]e’d … be living in yurts in… Continue reading Carbon Socialists
stem-cell research breakthrough
Stemming the controversy: Scientists announced Tuesday that they’ve discovered a way to cultivate stem cells using skin cells instead of embryos. This could mean that potential cures for everything from Parkinson’s disease to Alzheimer’s might circumvent the morally fraught debate over whether stem-cell research is a handmaid to infanticide, as many critics have claimed. From… Continue reading stem-cell research breakthrough
Newt is a Theodore Roosevelt Republican?
I don’t know of anybody who argues for unregulated free enterprise. I’m a Theodore Roosevelt Republican. I like the fact that the government requires that I have clean water to drink no matter what restaurant I walk into anywhere in America. From Salon I’m feeling charitably; so I’m not going to pick-nits. As much as… Continue reading Newt is a Theodore Roosevelt Republican?
Alternative Tax Showdown
Under current tax law, 23 million taxpayers will owe the alternative tax for 2007, up from 4 million last year. The tax was originally intended to apply to multimillionaires. But most of this year’s alternative taxpayers make between $100,000 and $500,000 and about a third make less than $100,000. They all have good cause to… Continue reading Alternative Tax Showdown
Dish Washer Wanted
Dish Washer Wanted Originally uploaded by karmakazesal. The fact that the help wanted sign isn’t in English says everything no one else will say.
The Writers Strike
I have one quick thought on the writers strike. Why aren’t the striker’s signs better? They should have creative, snappy slogans. They should have witty, catchy chants. The speeches given to the news crews should be moving. Or at least touching. What gives?
30 Reasons Why All Programmers Are Schizophrenics
A few days back, I was lazily browsing the net – when suddenly I discovered that I have Schizophrenia. No, I did not get a hallucination that my dual monitors suddenly changed into a two headed beast. Nor did I hallucinate about anything else. What happened was that I stumbled upon a page about schizophrenia.… Continue reading 30 Reasons Why All Programmers Are Schizophrenics
Nearly half think U.S. in recession
Nearly half of Americans feel the U.S. economy is in a recession, marked by a significant decline in economic activity, according to a survey released Thursday. From CNN.com – CNN Political Ticker Poll: Nearly half think U.S. in recession « File this under WTF. We are not in a recession. While I think it is… Continue reading Nearly half think U.S. in recession