Tag Archives: Reason

UPS is in a political fight with FEDEX.

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

– “UPS’s workforce is much more heavily unionized than FEDEX’s —and more than twice as expensive.” – “UPS is trying to get FEDEX reclassified under federal law as a way of screwing a competitor.” Reason TV:

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Government-Run Health Care Will Cost Much More than the Politicians Are Telling You.

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Health Care Reform Prediction Markets Via Cato Embedded video from CNN Video -

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Barack Obama has *already* turned America into France, IMHO.

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Chris F. Masse
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“No offense, but I think Radley Balko is the most valuable blogger in America right now.”

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

No offense taken. I agree totally. (Link via mister Bo Cowgill, within Google Reader.) Hit & Run — that’s where Radley Balko blogs, mainly… (See also The Agitator.) Reason – Psstt… Does someone know who is the British Radley Balko?? … Continue reading →

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Never talk when you can nod, and never nod when you can wink, and never write an e-mail because it’s death. You’re giving prosecutors all the evidence we need.

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Dixit Eliot Spitzer, the then-New York attorney general. Frightening. New York Post Reason magazine ABC News Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Slate – - Psstt… Somebody registered Client9.com just after news broke…

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Is Justin Wolfers a libertarian? Probably not.

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- Justin Wolfers: If we judge politicians by what they buy, then Eliot Spitzer has clearly violated the public’s trust: he purchased the services of a high-priced prostitute, and may well end his political career as a result. Other people … Continue reading →

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Some U.S. Congress members finally came to realize that the U.S. Government could milk the internet gambling and betting cows instead of rejecting them offshore.

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative … is the lobbying group that’s behind all this —backed by the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA). [BetFair does not belong to this association. BetFair, along with plenty of bookmakers and sportsbooks, belongs … Continue reading →

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