Oops! My bad. I uploaded the wrong video. Must be the North Carolina heat getting to my brain. Below is a link to Mrs. Groovy and I discussing the things we don’t miss about New York. Next week, Obamacare! Hello, groovy freedomist. In this episode of Talking Trash, we try to explain why we’re not …
I am not a fan of the higher education business model. As far as I’m concerned, it’s the greatest scam ever perpetrated on the American public. First, in order to get its flagship credential—the vaunted bachelor’s degree—you have to spend two-thirds of your time studying material that has nothing to do with your major. Second, …
Imagine this scenario. You go into a pizzeria for a pepperoni slice and a coke. But there are no prices. When you ask the young lady at the counter what the pepperoni slice and coke will cost, she doesn’t know. In fact, no one who works there knows. The only way to tell is to …
Those familiar with this blog know that I’m not a fan of government. I worked for a municipality on Long Island for twenty-one years. The politicians and department heads I worked for, and the co-workers I worked with, were largely a disgrace. The biggest concern for the politicians was staying in power. For department heads? …
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The national debt is up to $20 trillion. To pay that off, the federal government would have to run a $500 billion budget surplus every year for the next 40 years. We are in a shitload of trouble. The answer to this fiscal nightmare is rather straight forward. We got to pay a lot more …
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