The truth is, suspending the 18.4¢ federal excise tax on gasoline does nothing. Hillary Clinton and John McCain, two long-time Washington insiders, think that suspending this tax will provide relief to motorists. What it does is pander to voters. And when you are faced with a supply problem, in the long run that does not [...]
The Board of Finance of the Town of New Fairfield, CT reviewed the budgets of the town and the school system, and then reduced the size of the budget increase year-to-year (2007/08 - 2008/09) to 3.41% by asking the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Education to reduce their budgets by some amount that [...]
Here’s the original Sticking My Neck Out from 2003, revised for modern readers.
This June an unusual visitor crossed our front yard: a snapping turtle. A neighbor told us that this turtle comes out every June to lay her eggs. She was the biggest turtle I’ve ever seen up close—not that I got too close. [...]
Karen and I spent this weekend doing some essential yardwork. We’re starting a vegetable garden, and thinking about getting some apple and cherry trees.
We didn’t think we would get this kind of time this weekend to work outdoors. On Friday, the weather reports said that the weekend would be lost to rain. We need some [...]
Falls Church News Press: The Peak Oil Crisis: The Case for 2008.
Tom Whipple sees 2008 as the year we feel the impact of Peak Oil.
Unless something comes along to reverse these forces in the next few months, we are likely to suffer very serious economic troubles before the year is out.
Houston Chronicle: There’s more to [...]