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  • Congressional Problem Creation

    05/20/2008 5:53:58 PM PDT · by porgygirl · 16 replies · 134+ views
    townhall.com ^ | 5/20 | DR. WALTER WILLIAMS
    Most of the great problems we face are caused by politicians creating solutions to problems they created in the first place. Politicians and a large percentage of the public lose sight of the unavoidable fact that for every created benefit, there's also a created cost or, as Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman put it, "There's no free lunch." While the person who receives the benefit might not pay or even be aware of the cost, but as sure as night follows day, there is a cost borne by someone. Let's look at a couple of congressionally created problems. The Community Reinvestment...
  • Before you convert to Roman Catholicism... (Top Ten List)

    04/04/2008 11:01:22 AM PDT · by Gamecock · 1,273 replies · 1,087+ views
    Last week I received the following e-mail, and I felt it would be best to share my response here on the blog. Dear Mr. White, For someone considering converting to Catholicism, what questions would you put to them in order to discern whether or not they have examined their situation sufficiently? Say, a Top 10 list. Thanks. When I posted this question in our chat channel a number of folks commented that it was in fact a great question, and we started to throw out some possible answers. Here is my "Top Ten List" in response to this fine inquiry....