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Month: June 2009

  • D-Day for Das Deathmobile

    GM’s bankruptcy is just the tip of the iceberg. The entire auto-centric policy since WW II has been bankrupt from the get-go, starting with that massive subsidy known as the Highway “Trust” (as in ‘”trust us, we’ll make you rich”) Fund started by Eisenhower. Last year, despite decades of subsidy, the “Trust” Fund went bust.…

  • A Great Perspective on Living Simply….

    This article in today’s NYT was a fun read. It brings a little perspective to our gluttony and growth-at-all-costs ideology. But we keep pining away for more, More, MORE….