Quiet Highway 
A blog about finance, law, and the journey of an amateur economist
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California Legislators Got Drunk on Stock Market Gains - 45 days ago
I've been studying California's budget. From 1998 to 2009, California added over 80,000 full time government employees. That means future taxpayers must pay for an additional 80,000+ pensions, lifetime medical benefits, and annual salaries. ... Topics: California budget, California budget crisis, Meg Whitman
Keith Bardwell: What Century is This Again? - 45 days ago
Reason #33847 you don't want the government meddling in your private affairs: openly racist judicial officers who don't think they're racist. More here on Louisiana's Keith Bardwell. Someone should tell him that accepting the repeal of... Topics: Keith Bardwell, Louisana
My Favorite Part of the Bible - 46 days ago
My favorite Bible verse is Psalms 139: O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me; Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; thou understandest my thought afar off; If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;... Topics: Bible, Islam on Jesus, Mohammad on Jesus, Mohammad on Moses, Mohammed, Mohammed on Jesus, Moses, Psalms 139, Sura al-Baqara
The Simpsons on Unions - 47 days ago
The Simpsons show always has the best lines: You can't treat the working man this way. One day, we'll form a union and get the fair and equitable treatment we deserve! Then we'll go too far, and get corrupt and shiftless, and the... Topics: california unions, government unions, Last Exit to Springfield, Simpsons, unions





