A Glimmer of Hope (Thomas Sowell)

Townhall.com ^ | August 8, 2006 | Thomas Sowell

[Gordongekko909]

Thomas Sowell strikes again! Ping coming in the later-time!

[XR7]

Common sense ping.

[Gordongekko909]

I must say, being pinged to one's own thread must be one of the most surreal things one can experience on FR. :P

[BikerGold]

The loonie-tunes left were abated by 9/11 and our war, but we didn't put them away when we could.

Now they are back on attack while we are listening to IPods and jump through this blog/that blog--the conservative/Christians scattered to the winds...

[nonliberal]

Sowell is one of the greatest conservative minds in operation today.

Pagan idols should be built in his image.

[Gordongekko909]

Indeed. Golden statues, graven images, the works. We're going to have to sacrifice stuff, too.

[Jameison]

"Sowell is one of the greatest conservative minds in operation today"

I gotta agree with you there.
Every piece the guy writes is a gem.

[Jameison]

"Back in the 1940s, there was no less racism than today and black teenagers had no more education than today, but their unemployment rate was a fraction of what it is now -- and was no different from that of white teenagers. "

Didn't even know that.
Now that is a fact that the drive-by's and the liberals have not been too eager to publicize.

[GeronL]

We're going to have to sacrifice stuff, too

DUmmies?

[Jameison]

"There is no free lunch. Higher labor costs mean fewer jobs.

Since all workers do not have the same skill or experience, minimum wage laws have more impact on some than on others. Young, inexperienced and unskilled workers are especially likely to find it harder to get a job when wage rates have been set higher than the value of their productivity. "


That's a no-brainer.

[Gordongekko909]

Sure, why not! Shouldn't be too hard to find virgins over there.

[GeronL]

Its probably impossible to find virgins over there (they probably do ANYTHING) so I think we will just have to sacrifice as many as we think it might take =o)

[Protagoras]

Atlas shrugged today. Chicago newspapers reported today, (in small type) that Target has cancelled two large projects in Chicago.

[Young Werther]

I wonder the effect this will have on the Kennedy Trust which owns a large mall in Chicago with many minimum wage employees?

[xjcsa]

I wonder the effect this will have on the Kennedy Trust which owns a large mall in Chicago with many minimum wage employees?

How many of those employees work *for* the mall, and how many just work *in* the mall? I'm guessing the law won't apply.

[Gordongekko909]

Well, yeah, there's no telling who's a virgin and who isn't. The male DUmmies who spend their entire lives in Mommy's basement drinking soda, eating pizza, making tinfoil hats, and posting on DU are likely to be virgins, but you never know...

So, yeah. We'll just have to sacrifice a few thousand at a time in order to increase the probability that the Sowell Idol is appeased.

[llevrok]

If only there were a "few million" more Dr. Sowell's around.

1. for the goodness of the black community, and
2. for the goodness of the GOP, and
3. for the goodness of America.

[MonicaG]

I think we'd easily have those millions if our public schools taught economics 1/4 so well as Mr. Sowell does in "Applied Economics." I've purchased multiple copies of that book & given it away; it's so excellent. I learned more reading that one book than in my entire high school experience. Sowell's other books are also excellent.

[nj patriot]

There is nothing that politicians like better than handing out benefits to be paid for by someone else.

I love Thomas Sowell... Does that one sentence say it all?

NJ Patriot

[Steve Van Doorn]

"Didn't even know that."

I noticed you been posting for 2 months now. But you will be saying those words above a lot here haha

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