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Monthly Archives: November 2008
WeblogBahamas commenter upset. We recant.
by Rick Lowe "G", as s/he signs his/her comments, is annoyed that I stopped the comments to Dr. Machan's essays, Lessons in Freedom. I took this action based on the fact that while Dr. Machan gave permission to reprint his … Continue reading
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Economic Freedom and The Bahamas
by Rick Lowe According to the Fraser Insitute's, Free The World.com project: "Economic freedom has been shown in numerous peer-reviewed studies to promote prosperity and other positive outcomes. It is a necessary condition for democratic development. It liberates people from … Continue reading
The universal 5 C’s of Credit in The Bahamas and twitching in very private places.
by Rick Lowe This recent post about banks in The Bahamas becoming more restrictive with their credit requirements, reminded me of the 5 C's of Credit. When I worked for CIBC, I was taught the 5 C's are:
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Traffic lights in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
by Sidney Sweeting, DDS The issue of malfunctioning traffic lights on the island of Nassau has been a concern for a lot of us in the past couple of years. Regardless of how much we have called and written about … Continue reading
Lessons in Freedom: Futility of Egalitarianism
by Tibor R. Machan The ancient Greek myth of Procrustes’ bed has it that the bed had the attribute of being exactly as long as anyone who lay down on it. Procrustes didn't disclose to his guests his scheme that … Continue reading
The Six Miracles of Socialism
With Socialism on the rise once again, these points are worth considering: 1. There's no unemployment, but nobody actually works. 2. No one works, but everyone gets paid. 3. Everyone gets paid, but there's nothing to buy with the money. … Continue reading
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Lessons in Freedom: “Gifts” from Government
by Tibor R. Machan It was as if President Bush became Santa Clause. An MSNBC-TV anchor announced that the president signed into law a bill that extend unemployment compensation payments to jobless Americans and said, without flinching, that this is … Continue reading
What’s with the Tribune? The Bahamas leading newspaper and filler stories.
by Sidney Sweeting, DDS Two articles in the Tribune recently, one last week and the other this morning (November 26th) has made me wonder if the Tribune is now placing nonsense articles just in an effort to fill space. One … Continue reading
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Banks in The Bahamas too restrictive with credit?
by Rick Lowe Your not so humble blogger received a call from The Nassau Guardian on Monday, November 24, 2008 regarding the apparent restrictive lending policies recently implemented by the banks. The question was something to the effect of whether … Continue reading
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What can The Bahamas do about poverty?
Ever wondered what we can do about poverty? Well Dr. Walter Williams provides some food for thought. He tells us: "Academics, politicians, clerics and others always seem perplexed by the question; why is there poverty? Answers usually range from allegations … Continue reading
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