Politicians cannot resist getting in between a voluntary exchange. Sports economist J.C. Bradbury tells John Stossel why ticket scalping should not only be allowed, but reflects true marketplace supply and demand.
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How can we improve the American transportation system and build infrastructure during the age of sequester? Robert W. Poole, the Reason Foundation’s director of transportation policy, says privatization is the answer to increasing efficiency and allowing the sector to grow. He cited several areas where federal dollars are being wasted, including airports, air traffic control, highways, urban transit, ports and inland waterways.
“We have a lot of distorted investment in infrastructure, which is exactly what we don’t need,” says Poole. “We need to put it all to the highest and best use.”
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Now that Hugo Chavez has croaked, is there a bigger boob left on the planet than New York’s Nanny Mayor Michael Bloomberg? He envisions himself as a benevolent do-gooder, but his meddlesome over-regulation of everything under the sun showcases his true character as the ultimate control freak. New Yorkers should give him the Bronx cheer, but they better be careful how loudly they protest or else he’ll fine them for exceeding healthy decibel limits.
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Wild Bill for America says the federal government has grown into a Godzilla monster that is wrecking our nation. He has a plan to tame it, involving a state by state revolt against the income tax.
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Maybe in hindsight it was inevitable: Ron Paul has been banned from Washington, DC! (The personalized license plate that bears his name, that is.)
A Freedom of Information Act request from GovernmentAttic.org, has yielded a hilariously infuriating 68-page list of vanity plates banned by Washington, DC’s DMV. In the list you’ll find everything from sexual innuendos (including nearly 2,000 variations of the number “69”) to calls for “LSSGOVT” and, of course, countless references to marijuana, from the obvious (POTHEAD) to the clever (POTOMAC).
But this time the Nanny of the Month comes to us from Watertown, New York, where the city council has banned roommates from residential neighborhoods (which would include everyone from unmarried couples to domestic partners and soldiers sharing a home). H/T Reason TV
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Regular Americans everywhere are having to tighten their belts and learn to live with less. Kira Davis asks: “Why can’t Washington?”
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Wall Street Journal Editorial board member Steve Moore on why President Obama is to blame for the sequester. Moore says the sequester was originally Obama’s idea and now it won’t be replaced by a more sensible plan because the president isn’t really serious about making any cuts in federal spending.
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New Yorkers have a reputation for being fiercely independent. Strange they should elect a mayor who might be the biggest nanny and paternalistic boob on the planet. Having already gone after cigarettes, trans-fat, baby’s formula and soft drinks, now New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to ban Styrofoam cups. Perhaps it’s a good thing Hostess went bankrupt, or else you could bet before his term was up, Bloomberg would be leading a crusade against Ding Dongs and Twinkies.
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In this episode of On the Culture, Andrew Klavan explains how the free market works in a way that even Progressives can understand.
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Ever walk down a Los Angeles city sidewalk? It may feel like climbing the Himalayas.
Tree roots have uplifted many city sidewalks across the city, turning a quick walk around the neighborhood into a treacherous experience. According to The Los Angeles Times, the city receives about 2,500 claims a year from people who hurt themselves on these cracks. What’s the city’s solution to this problem? A three-year, $10 million survey of all of the city’s sidewalks.
Residents like Peter Griswold say that price tag is too high. He has come up with a plan of his own that involves photographs, GPS devices, and – most importantly – volunteers. Griswold is confident that his ragtag crew of sidewalk cartographers can find and report trouble spots more quickly – and cheaply – than city workers. H/T Reason TV
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