The award for worst company in the country goes to GM, for taking over $11 billion from taxpayers and then recalling over 5 million vehicles.
Here is the complete list of bailout losses. You may want to sit down before opening it.
The idea that higher revenues can be raised by lowering tax rates seems counter intuitive to many. In fact, politicians who campaign on lowering taxes are often derided as liars, especially in light of budget deficits. It is often asked: how can anyone promise to cut taxes when the government is already short on revenue?…
On November 9th, 2014 the world celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The event not only led to the liberation of millions of people and the fall of the Soviet Union, but it effectively ended a near 50 year old cold war nuclear standoff between the USSR and the United…
9. The US government has provided billions in aid and military training to the Mexican government to combat the cartels. But it appears that legal weed in Colorado and Washington may actually do more to hurt the cartels’ bottom line. Massive drops in wholesale prices due to legal weed have led Mexican farmers to stop…
When government assumes the role of certifying or approving products it limits consumer protection and increases the probability of corruption. The Federal Food and Drug Administration, for example, is charged with the protection of consumers, and all food and drug products require their stamp of approval before hitting shelves. But is this the best way…
Photo by SOMBILON ART, MEDIA and PHOTOGRAPHY 10. It leaves no space on the elevator Every second wasted on worrying how much the cashier at the mini-mart (who is more than likely making over the minimum wage anyway) makes, is time taken away from real opportunities and actual problems. The minimum wage will not fix…
Photo by dfarber 10. Al Gore’s Carbon Footprint Few politicians are ever tied as much to a single issue than Al Gore is to environmentalism. He has crisscrossed the country countless times and made more than a few trips abroad to tell everyone else about how they need to limit their power consumption, have low-flow…