Personal blog of Jeremy Ryan… husband, VR enthusiast, entrepreneur, internet marketer, libertarian, and investor. Lives in Alburgh, Vermont.
Yesterday, EWeek published an article about a Presidential Internet Kill Switch, that would provide the power to the President of the United States to shut down the Internet whenever the President felt there is threat to strategic national interests.
There has been much discussion regarding Obama’s Health Insurance proposal lately. I find most of it disturbing in that it seems to be a big power grab by the government instead of a solution. To name a few problems…
It has been recently reported that AIG has paid a significant amount of the bailout money received from the US government as bonuses to executives and trading partners.
Yesterday, I heard some discussion on the Charlie and Ernie show regarding legislative pay. It seems that many people are under the impression that the pay is low and that it shouldn’t be cut like other state employees that are making more than $60,000/year. The argument is that legislative pay is only $625.36/week or $11,256 for 18 weeks or $7.93/hour.
Digsby Instant Messager – organize all your IM, email and social networking accounts in one place.
Wishing you all a happy and safe Christmas and new year! Below is a animated Christmas Card and a great light show.
As if there aren’t enough taxes, you could soon be paying more for soda. In an effort to close the $15 billion state budget gap, New York Governor David Paterson is calling for a 15 percent tax on soft drinks. If you drink diet, you’re okay. The tax would only be imposed on regular, non-diet soft drinks. The logic: it could generate more than $400 million while helping to curve obesity.
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut its target for overnight interest rates to zero to 0.25 percent, bringing it closer to unconventional action to lift the economy out of a year-long recession.
The Bill of Rights came into effect on December 15 of 1791. Be sure to remember them and how much they should mean to you and be sure to hold candidates accountable to them.
Some time ago I first heard about the article The Great Thanksgiving Hoax by Richard J. Maybury. It describes how Thanksgiving is really a celebration of free markets and private property over socialism.