Monopolies, the federal government and public schools
2019-07-22
Public schools in Providence are a clear example of the problem with monopolies and everyone seems to be OK with them.Continue Reading
Communism and socialism
2019-07-21
There was a recent article about a mega mansion in California that just sold for $75 million dollars. What caught the attention of 2setsofrules was the buyer was from China. Isn’t China a communist country? Who the heck has $75 million dollars from a communist country to spend on aContinue Reading
How much is too much?
2019-03-20
Elizabeth Warren recently used the purchase of a $100 million yacht by an NFL owner as justification for her #Ultramillionairetax. (Setting aside for the moment it’s unconstitutional.) https://thebiglead.com/2019/01/26/elizabeth-warren-goes-after-daniel-snyder-and-his-100-million-super-yacht/ 2setsofrules recently ran across a story detailing the $1.8 million engagement ring and $100,000 purse that accessorized J Lo on a recentContinue Reading
A tax and spend democrat, who woulda thunk part 2.
2019-03-07
The new governor of MI, Gretchen Whitmer, has proposed a $0.45 increase in the Michigan gas tax. She campaigned on “fix the damn roads”. That would raise the total gas tax in Michigan to over $1.00. As of July, 2018, Michigan ranked #6 in the nation for gas taxes. 2setsofrulesContinue Reading
A tax and spend democrat, who woulda thunk.
2019-03-06
Why should a single parent, working in the shop, earning say $60,000, have to pay state income taxes while retired teachers, earning over $75,000, not have to pay state income taxes? Continue Reading
Health care is not a right.
2019-03-04
Bernie Sanders and other dems running for president in 2020 like to promote health care for all and make statements such as the US is far behind other countries around the world. Here is a great article from National Review discussing the issue. Continue Reading
Does this border on censorship?
2019-03-02
Recently it was reported that representative Adam Schiff D-CA contacted Amazon about anti-vaccine books sold on Amazon. From the article: “There is strong evidence to suggest that at least part of the source of this trend is the degree to which medically inaccurate information about vaccines surface on the websitesContinue Reading
Payday lenders vs. student loans
2019-02-21
Payday lenders have recently been in the news again as the CPFB loosens one of its regulations on the industry. Note the federal government hands out student loans to people with absolutely no determination as to whether they can pay the loan back. It’s pretty clear that simply obtaining aContinue Reading
Please lower the cost of college first before handing out “free” money
2019-02-16
A recent article in MLive outlined a new college scholarship program proposed by the newly elected Governor of Michigan in her state-of-the-state address. At the same time, probably one of the best kept secrets in the US, Purdue University’s president, Mitch Daniels, has kept tuition level for 7 years. Instead ofContinue Reading