Category Archives: General

Southern California Edison Extortion

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Brian

Southern California Edison electric company wants me to pay a $75 setup fee and $10 per month in order to NOT install new equipment. Can you imagine if the termite man was authorized to bill you to NOT come do exterminations?  How … Continue reading →

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Why Your Car Doesn’t Start

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Brian

80% You brought it on yourself 10% You are to be available to someone else instead of driving around. 9% You have a character area to learn from such inconveniences. 1% You are living the life of Job.

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Pure Color

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Brian

Each year, I separate out the best photos of the year.  For 2010, this photo made the cut.  I think it’s because of my chemistry and physics background.  Most colors you see in the world are chromatic or chromophore colors.  … Continue reading →

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Taxing Income or Assets

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Brian

In a prior post, I talked about taxing in a “fair” way, and this drew my attention toward another question. Should we tax income or assets?

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Tax Fairness Fuzziness

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Brian

I read about national tax arguments. Everybody throws around the idea that their tax plan is “fair”, but that really means nothing without defining what “fair” means.  In this post, I’ll outline and discard 2 definitions, and then propose what … Continue reading →

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