Sunday, April 26, 2009

WE ARE SINKING DEEP IN DEBT ...



... Wheeee!

KINDERCARE FOR “ADULTS”

In the New York Times:

[I]t’s ... also important to consider how much money colleges have been putting into student amenities as well. When I visited my undergrad alma mater a few years ago, the chancellor pointed out that three buildings had gone up in the past decade or so that were each larger than any existing building on campus. There was a library, a convocation center (a multipurpose arena), and a huge student gym. The gym, he said, was a top priority because parents and prospective students increasingly think of themselves as customers, shopping for the most amenities ...

We’ve turned universities into indoctrination/day care centers for young adults ...

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The private sector (non-agriculture) unemployment rate is 9.8%.

What is the public sector (e.g., state and federal government) unemployment rate?

Glad you asked. It’s 2.8%.

DC TEA PARTY VIDEOS – PART III

And no protest goes without a counter-protest. Here’s a short segment.



What is amusing about this clip is just how close (in theme) the counterprotestors to the protest itself. “Tax work, not wealth” could be interpreted as the double-taxation of capital gains, once as corporate profits, and again as a distribution to the shareholder.

“Lower the minimum wage!” Well, I could take that to mean to put back the bottom rung on the ladder to success so that the unskilled have an easier time starting the climb.

The Left has no clue about economics.

DC TEA PARTY VIDEOS – PART II

The lady speaking is (I think) one of the organizers. This was taken near the end of the protest, after the security interruption. It was the first time I could get close enough to the podium to hear the speaker.



The crowd loved the "What comes after a trillion?" question.

I'll note one misstatement on the part of the speaker: a million seconds is 11-1/2 months, not years. But the rest is accurate.

DC TEA PARTY VIDEOS – PART I

Finally! Here is a vignette of the Tea Party held on Lafayette Square in Washington on April 15.