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Biden actions to build Black wealth – appraisal confusion

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Brian

Biden’s new plan is to, “take on discrimination in home appraisals” and “address inequality in home appraisals”. What? How can you mandate what an appraised value will be? Appraisers don’t set prices, they simply report them.

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Existence

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Brian

AOC tweeted late last night, “In a time when ~60% of American workers make less than $40,000 a year, billionaires should not exit.” Pardon me, ma’am, but nobody has the right to say someone else should not exist.

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Was that Insurance, Policy, Coverage, or Payment ?

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Brian

Real story. October 2017. Samuel lives in Florida. He was laid off from his job, but was capable enough to start his own consulting business. That’s what he’s supposed to do in America. Strike out on his own, and make … Continue reading →

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IRS Form 8965 Anathema and Socialism

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Brian

Welcome to 2015. The graphic below is an IRS form 8965 “Health Coverage Exemptions”. Aside from the trite question of why we need 8,965 forms to file taxes, this hurts me for deeper reasons.

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Loss of Private Goods

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Brian

I recently had a chance to read Economics: A Very Short Introduction, by Partha Dasgupta, published in 2007. Page 52-54 is a passage teaching the definition of private goods, public non-exclusable goods, and externalities, and then applying these terms as … Continue reading →

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