Energion Roundtable Week 4 Responses – Other Issues

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I found Joel Watts answer to this week’s Energion Roundtable question a mixed bag.  I agree with him that we should have a flat rate, so I don’t quite understand his desire in the short term to go in the opposite direction. I also agree that government is too large.  I agree we should reform […]

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Responding to Cornwall: Three Important Issues

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As I read through Bob Cornwall’s reply to this week’s question, I was initially struck by how much common ground there was, at least in terms of the issues themselves, and yet as I thought more about each one, the more that I could see that we differed considerably. Income Disparity  This is an area […]

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Profits II

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In part I, I addressed the left’s attack on the profits of ‘Big’ business.    Yet the left has a far more fundamental objection to profits, even profits that would otherwise be considered reasonable.  Profits result when the amount paid is greater than the cost. Thus from the left’s perspective, they are always inherently wasteful at […]

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Judicial Activism?

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In a lawsuit brought by 26 states, a Florida judge ruled President Obama’s health care law unconstitutional.  A post by Stephanie Cutter, Assistant to the President and Deputy Senior Advisor, quickly labeled the ruling an act of “judicial activism.”  For many conservatives, this sounds very strange, yet this is a perfect example of the difference […]

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State of the Union

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Obama’s State of the Union speech while delivered well was a triumph of symbolism and platitudes over substance, which was mirrored in the seating arrangements of the members of Congress.  It may have been all nice, warm and fuzzy, but ultimately it was meaningless.   The seating arrangements were supposed to reflect the new civility and […]

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