Monthly Archives: November 2011

Deficits will remain ‘Endemic’ no matter the revenue…

Posted on November 18, 2011 by weblogbahamas

…without spending cuts and a reduction in the size of government. Published Wednesday, November 16, 2011 By Neil Hartnell Tribune Business Editor A prominent fiscal hawk yesterday warned that increasing tax revenues without "accountability" would merely result in more public … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: From Russia with Trepidations

Posted on November 18, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Tibor R. Machan The invitation was just too nice to turn down despite my increasing reluctance to do very long trips.  (I did some such a while back, like twice to New Zealand and twice to Cape Town.)  Back and … Continue reading →

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Pessimistic for the right reasons?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe As I get older I've become bored with the so called political "debate" as pointed out yesterday, and I do not have patience any more to argue with people about individuals in the race to run the government. … Continue reading →

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Public policies: What would the Opposition parties do differently?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe So far the talking points from the opposition parties in The Bahamas is to state no more than the government party is bad. I've yet to see them offer specifics on how they will do things differently. Having … Continue reading →

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British Prime Minister tired of crappy schools?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe David Cameron, British Prime Minister, writes: "Why should we put up with a school content to let a child sit at the back of the class, swapping Facebook updates? Or one where pupils and staff count down the … Continue reading →

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Government Provided Education: The good, the bad and the ugly.

Posted on November 14, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe If Albert Jay Nock could see it is 1943, why can't we see it 68 years later and we have evidence piled high? [Memoirs of a Superfluous Man (1943; 2007)] "I was greatly interested in seeing that our … Continue reading →

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John Stewart – Song Of The Week – November 14, 2011 – The Spinnin’ Of The World

Posted on November 14, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe When we lived in Toronto back in the late 1970’s Fleetwood Mac had been transformed from a great blues band into more of a pop/rock group. Of course they topped the charts several years in a row. Well … Continue reading →

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A few links on Lawrence H. White, economist

Posted on November 13, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe The Bahamas was honoured to have Dr. White speak here at a Nassau Institute event. Can't wait for his book to be released. Enjoy. Lawrence White at Mercatus Lawrence White at The Nassau Institute Keynes vs. Hayek: An … Continue reading →

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Why all the envy?

Posted on November 13, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe Stephen Moore wrote an article for Cato.org entitled How to Fight the Greed-and-Envy Lobby. The opening paragraph reads: "It is a depressing peculiarity of this age of political correctness that the only group in the United States that … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Beauty. Pollination

Posted on November 12, 2011 by weblogbahamas

This video is a part of a Ted.com presentation. It’s a nice break from politics. Enjoy.

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