Actions speak louder than words and a position on Senate Bill 5 is one of those galvanizing quiz questions candidates will be asked for years to come by union bosses to decide who to lend their financial muscle to. So, we’ll hear lots of postures by candidates- who have zero influence on the issue, but Read More
There is a problem with what unions have come to represent in this country. No longer are they the voice of the workers- they’ve become a cash cow for Democratic lawmakers- the same way Wall Street has done for lawmakers willing to look the other way on regulation. The real issue isn’t workers’ rights to Read More
A few readers have sent me messages asking why not as many posts of late? Did the Monarchy of Montgomery County stop being evil? Did your tax dollars all of a sudden just get diverted to providing actual needed governmental service? Did our political leaders all just wake up and realize that it’s not about Read More
Everybody is so excited! The announcement by Penn National Gaming that- if the state allows video slot machines- and ignores the 50-mile limit on racetracks- that they will bring the ponies to the corner of Needmore and Webster is a major “economic development” coup. But it’s not. Jobs at racetracks and casinos aren’t the answer Read More
If you think about how government grew- it was to join and pool resources for the greater good. At first we had mutual firehouses where you bought “fire insurance” from different private mutual groups- until we let government take over. It was the one-stop shop for public safety- and as a “public organization” we owned Read More
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