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A Stitch in Haste

A Stitch in Time Saves Nine...But Haste Makes Waste

A collection of real-world libertarian, individualist and laissez-faire rants on law, economics, politics, culture and other current events
by an average, everyday lawyer & investment banker and part-time pop scholar.

Questions
(Why aren't you reading this at the new website?)

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--Is it a proper function of government to spend $800,000 in taxpayer money on abstract art for a courthouse? ("This is a gorgeous building, and every time I come in here I think that they belong in a kindergarten.") (Via Appellate Law & Practice.)

--What did China's deputy sports minister do immediately after assuring his Communist authoritarian bosses that the Beijing Olympics would "inspire Chinese to live healthier lives"?
--Special Bonus Question: Is it a proper function of government to have a "sports ministry"?
--How much did 3M pay to settle a lawsuit brought by Fresno County, California, claiming that the company's adhesive tape, labeled "for 1-inch use," was in fact only 0.94 inches wide?

--A Special Guest Question: Are Investment Bankers Worse Than Television Writers?

--Who recently insisted that "our system of government is a voluntary tax system"?
Posted by Kip on 2 April 2008


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