Tag: us

Yes We Scan!

The Government Printing Office serves all 3 branches of government and prints the Official Journals of Government. GPO should lead the effort to make all primary legal materials produced by the US readily available.

carl malamud for printer of the us

Mr. Malamud years of activism had led him to set a long-shot goal: serving as head of the Government Printing Office. He noted that he published more pages online last year than the printing office did.

Against Home Ownership

A variety of government policies and programs have dramatically increased home ownership. But lately, some have been advocating that the government stop subsidizing home ownership, arguing that it locks people to a place, and when the economy goes sour people need the flexibility to go where the jobs are. We need to take it farther and that, in addition to allowing the unemployed to move to work, encourage the employed to move closer to work.

and even in this unusually enlightened community, the brainwashing is still very strong. way too many “ownership” true believers.

Economic Nationalism

Such naked protectionism may violate international trade rules. But another perverse idea floating around Capitol Hill is to limit stimulus-related purchases to countries that have signed the World Trade Organisation’s agreement on government procurement. A treaty set up to encourage non-discrimination in government purchases would thus be twisted to bar the American government from buying goods from countries such as China and India.

the morons have learned nothing from last time.

When Giants Fall

with america bankrupt, who will be the next hegemon? china does not seem to be ready.

In When Giants Fall, Panzner makes his case for the turbulent economic changes that will be occurring over the next few years and examines the resulting economic opportunities.

The economic changes will be widespread. Businesses will struggle amid wars, shortages, logistical disruptions, and a breakdown of the established monetary order. Individuals will be forced to rethink livelihoods, lifestyles, living arrangements, and locales. Political structures will be in flux, as local leaders gain influence at the expense of national authorities. For many people, it will be nothing short of a modern Dark Ages, where each day brings fresh anxieties, unfamiliar risks, and a sense of foreboding.

No separation of Church and State

In choosing evangelical pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama is associating himself with one of the most popular religious figures in the nation, reaching out to conservative America and proving he’s willing to take some flak from the liberal flank of his party

WTF? why is there even a religious angle to the inauguration?