President Plans Another (Misguided) Stimulus Rush December 21, 2009William F. Shughart IISan Francisco Examiner Fresh from his recent White House-sponsored jobs summit, President Barack Obama is pushing a new economic stimulus […]
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Author: William F. Shughart II
Unhealthy Time Change
Unhealthy Time Change October 29, 2009William F. Shughart IIMcClatchy-Tribune, Tampa Tribune, Courier-Journal, Democrat and Chronicle, Lansing State Journal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Bradenton Herald, Bangor Daily News Although daylight-saving time was sold […]
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Obama Goes Postal
Obama Goes Postal September 23, 2009William F. Shughart IIMcClatchy, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Denver Post, Sacramento Bee, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Long Beach Press-Telegram The problem with the president's health care/mail analogy: The […]
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Eating Junk Food Could Fatten Your Tax Bill
Eating Junk Food Could Fatten Your Tax Bill September 17, 2009William F. Shughart IIWashington Examiner, San Francisco Examiner Alarmed by a tripling of obesity rates among U.S. children over the past […]
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State’s Policy is to Leave Money Sitting Idle during Deficit Times
State’s Policy is to Leave Money Sitting Idle during Deficit Times August 6, 2009William F. Shughart IISan Francisco Examiner California’s political leaders are in the midst of celebrating their temporary “solving” […]
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Taxing Internet Sales Is a Recipe for Big Government
Taxing Internet Sales Is a Recipe for Big Government July 13, 2009William F. Shughart IIDaily Sun News Unwilling to cut spending in the face of shrinking revenues, state governments nationwide are […]
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Being Fat May Soon be a Sin
Being Fat May Soon be a Sin June 25, 2009William F. Shughart IISan Jose Mercury News, Monitor, Medina County Gazette, Star-Ledger, Bangor Daily News, Derrick, Dispatch, News-Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer, Vindicator, Portland […]
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CON: UM Economist Cites the ‘Folly of a Living Wage’
CON: UM Economist Cites the ‘Folly of a Living Wage’ June 14, 2009William F. Shughart II Before he retires at the end of June, Jackson City Council President Leslie Burl McLemore […]
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Nanny State Runs Amok With City’s Cigarette Tax
Nanny State Runs Amok With City’s Cigarette Tax June 3, 2009William F. Shughart II “He’ll tax the pennies on your eyes,” sang the Beatles about the intrusive tax man. Now the […]
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Bleak Future for Chrysler and GM
Bleak Future for Chrysler and GM May 6, 2009William F. Shughart II Early on in the New Deal, President Franklin Roosevelt repudiated private contract clauses that required payments to be made […]
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