Did you know that 100 percent of the naval bases in the United States are located in states with coastlines? The Department of Defense hasn’t constructed one naval base in a land-locked state. Is this equitable? Shouldn’t Navy spending per capita be the same for every state? Every American, regardless of his station, is entitled …
Our politicians suck because they’re paid to suck. Crony capitalists and crony socialists shower our politicians with legal and illegal bribes, and our politicians return the favor by showering our crony capitalists and crony socialists with welfare and privilege. But what if our politicians weren’t paid to suck? What if we the little guys could …
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What’s a cut in federal spending? To me, it’s when a federal agency has less money to spend in the current year than it did in the previous year. The Department of Education spent $100 billion last year, but this year it only gets to spend $99 billion. There was a billion dollar cut in …
Here’s the formula for being an awesome congressperson: That’s all it takes. You don’t have to think. You don’t have to step on anyone’s toes. Just pledge more taxpayer money to some favored group. The national debt is already north of $36 trillion. Who cares if Washington becomes even more profligate? Any well-manicured ape can …
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Higher education has two main problems. One, it’s too expensive, and, two, it wastes too much of a student’s time. Here’s how I would fix both of those problems. Making Higher Education Less Costly Do college amenities really need to include a climbing wall and a lazy river? Do colleges really need to run de …