http://www.electronicproducts.com/Power_Products/Power_Management/When_discussing_the_Smart_Grid_the_biggest_elephant_in_the_room_is_security.aspx?terms=smart%20grid The above link is to an article at the Electronic Products Web site. The article posits that the most important little-acknowledged problem with "smart" electrical grids (where the electric company installs a special meter at your house that they can monitor 24/7 and keep you informed of your ongoing electricity usage, and try to …
Category: Economics
Economic issues-taxes, freedom to do business, unemployment
Reaching out to my followers…Obamacare stories?
Hello, everyone- It's my impression that many of you are young people. I have been reading over the past couple of weeks of sticker-shock experiences of many who are trying to sign up for health coverage (it's no longer insurance, since it is mandated to cover routine expenses) on the new Obamacare exchanges; or are …
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Calling The Private Sector!! Let’s Generate Private Competition for Government Employment Data!
So maybe there's a bright spot in the federal government shut-down. One area that is shut down that many are complaining about is the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Labor Department that generate employment data. How about the many private companies and organizations that currently publish narrower statistics on US employment, getting serious …
The Mainstream Media-Fun With ObamaCare
This speaks for itself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wCwXew9yGg Even the "mainstream" media are having trouble demonstrating what a wonderful thing it will be to have the government take over your health care. [it's coming-this is just the first step]
The world will NOT come to an end on October 1
If Congress cannot pass a "continuing resolution" keeping the bloated government funded for a few more months, some federal workers might have to take some time off, but the sun will still come up in the morning and set at night. The average person will feel NO effects of a "government shutdown", and many of …
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Obama Lied, Your Employer-provided Health Benefits Died
The inhabitant of the White House in Washington DC stated, when trying to convince the American People to like ObamaCare (he likes that title now), that "If you like your health plan, you can keep it". That was a bald-faced LIE. For most of us, the health plan that we have is not ours, it …
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A Product of American Ingenuity is the First to Leave the Solar System
American Exceptionalism crosses the Greatest Frontier. The first human product to exit our Solar System is American. Voyager Embarks on Journey Into Interstellar Space
The lightbulb wars begin…straitjacket?
Today, for the first time, two of the retail stores I visited (Target and Lowe's), had NO incandescent light bulbs on their shelves. They did have fancy signs detailing which more-expensive light bulb varieties you will be permitted to purchase, now that your all-powerful Government in Washington, DC has determined that you, the citizen, are …
A Politically-incorrect way to think about the conflict in Syria
So while our president is tying himself and his regime in knots trying to figure out what to do in/about Syria, here are some facts. The Iranians have said that, if we bomb Syria, they and their buddies, Hezbollah and Al-Quaeda, will take out the state of Israel. First of all, unlike our so-called commander …
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What’s The Matter with India?
In India, Toilet Paper Becomes More Valuable Than the RupeeTake a gander at this headline from 24/7 Wall Street. www.247wallst.comHe gets it partly right, but doesn't go far enough. Since its independence, India has been a socialist, or socialist-leaning country. Even when they tried to ditch some of the socialist features of their economy, …
Calling-all-RushBabes 