Monthly Archives: January 2013

Posted on January 8, 2013 by ChrisA

Michael Ramirez: The coming avalanche of debt, entitlements and Obamacare.

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Boulderites: Sign the Mint the Coin petition

Posted on January 8, 2013 by ChrisA

Direct the United States Mint to make a single platinum trillion dollar coin! Help “kick the can down the road”.

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Posted on January 8, 2013 by ChrisA

Historian Arthur Herman: Experience teaches that those who believe in free markets are right. The  November election and the budget deal, however, show that the other side is  winning, and winning big.

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Posted on January 8, 2013 by ChrisA

Paul Krugman: Be Ready To Mint That Coin Be afraid, be very afraid. If there isn’t some unintended consequence that comes out of such tomfoolery, then the government and/or Ben Bernacke should simply drop money from helicoptors and we can forget about working … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 8, 2013 by ChrisA

Thanks for the memories. Boulder’s Eads News & Smoke Shop closes after 100 years in business I used to frequent Eads quite often to buy a variety of magazines, newspapers and the weekly addition of Barrons. Unfortunately as competition arose … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 8, 2013 by ChrisA

Robert Samuelson asks: If We Can’t Kill Farm Subsidies, What Can We Kill? Farm subsidies are a metaphor for our larger predicament. We no longer have the luxury — as we did for decades — of carrying marginal, ineffectual or … Continue reading →

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It doesn’t make sense…

Posted on January 7, 2013 by ChrisA

Neil Cavuto: “It doesn’t make sense that a party that defined itself providing opportunity for all, now gets bested by another party pushing government for all. How the heck did that happen?” Watch it.

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Taxation: A twentysomething that’s not being “taken for a fool”

Posted on January 7, 2013 by ChrisA

Ray Muccio: The Life and Times of an Overtaxed Nation: From the Eyes of a Twentysomething When we see special tax rates put in place for Hollywood producers—$430 million tax benefits and the ability to expense up to $15 million … Continue reading →

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Global Warming: Geez, I hate it when Pravda nails it in the first sentence

Posted on January 7, 2013 by ChrisA

Global warming, the tool of the West For years, the Elites of the West have cranked up the myth of Man Made Global Warming as a means first and foremost to control the lives and behaviors of their populations. Knowing … Continue reading →

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Spending is not a problem

Posted on January 7, 2013 by ChrisA

via Reason Magazine (and mulitple other sources for that matter), Barack Obama: ‘We don’t have a spending problem’ At the same time, Obama’s alleged quote is unsurprising, because a vast swath of Democrats well and truly believe that spending is … Continue reading →

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“These premium hikes will hit young people hardest. As The New York Times reported in October…”

Posted on January 7, 2013 by ChrisA

Of course, we’re talking Obamacare. Forbes: Obamacare Guarantees Higher Health Insurance Premiums — $3,000+ Higher Remember in 2008 when then candidate Obama said that htealth reform would “bring down premiums by $2,500 for a typical family”? Well, that first term … Continue reading →

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“They’re on the dole — and watching the pole.”

Posted on January 7, 2013 by ChrisA

Welfare recipients take out cash at strip clubs, liquor stores and X-rated shops Welfare recipients took out cash at bars, liquor stores, X-rated video shops, hookah parlors and even strip clubs — where they presumably spent their taxpayer money on … Continue reading →

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Changing blogging platforms/domain names

Posted on January 7, 2013 by ChrisA

As you can see, if you are one of my few returning visitors, Boulder is a Stoopid Place now has it’s own domain name and the blogging platform is now WordPress instead of Blogger. There’s quite a bit of work … Continue reading →

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Stoopidity on display at Meet the Press

Posted on January 7, 2013 by ChrisA

Well a combination of journalists and politicians is bound to come up with numerous displays of stoopidity. That said, a national debt graphic that’s off by $3 trillion?

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Obamacare surprises begin…

Posted on January 7, 2013 by ChrisA

Obamacare Layoffs, Hiring Freezes Begin The Obamacare employer mandate doesn’t go into effect until January 1, 2014, but the government requires businesses to track worker schedules for three to 12 months in advance. That means many employers plan to get … Continue reading →

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Politico: President Obama’s debt problem

Posted on January 3, 2013 by ChrisA

Really? The picture caption states: Obama can no longer focus on his predecessor’s role in digging the hole. Wanna bet? Regardless of who you want to blame it on, and HOW LONG you want to blame it on SOMEONE. WE … Continue reading →

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Obesity danger exagerated?

Posted on January 2, 2013 by ChrisA

Tell me it isn’t true. Recipe for a long life: overweight people have LOWER death risk

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Have a great 2013!

Posted on January 1, 2013 by ChrisA
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