And it makes a lot of sense to me. When my girlfriend and I were marveling at housing that didn’t make sense, Clinton was president.
Yes, the market was fueled by greed and overleveraging in the secondary market for subprimes,…
Entries Tagged as 'stupid stuff your government does'
I found someone to blame for the housing bubble! Bill Clinton
September 17th, 2008 · 12 Comments
Tags: markets & money · stupid stuff your government does
More light reading on windfall profit tax economics
August 4th, 2008 · No Comments
The more we know, the better we’ll understand. I think it’s important to start gathering facts. We still don’t know exactly how Obama wants to take this money; we just know he wants it.
Here’s a 37 page report by…
Tags: Obama · stupid stuff your government does · the race for president
Monday’s must read: Historical Perspective - The Windfall Profit Tax
August 4th, 2008 · No Comments
From TaxAnalysts.com, this one page document brings you up to speed on the last time lawmakers took aim at oil companies.
Tags: national · stupid stuff your government does
It’s the spending (stupid)
July 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I guess we could also title this: Walgreens, Brookfield, and Tax Hell
A couple of weeks ago the Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with Walgreens against several municipalities regarding the method by which taxes are calculated on the Walgreens rentals. I…
Tags: Brookfield · Elmbrook · Wisconsin · stupid stuff your government does
Union files grievance over volunteer effort
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Baraboo, Wisconsin suffered terribly from the recent flooding. Last week, the Baraboo News Republic reported that the city worker’s union is filing a grievance. They want overtime pay because sandbags were filled by volunteers and firefighters instead of the city’s…









