Archive for December, 2009

Debtor’s Prison in Michigan

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Michigan is using debtor's prison to give unemployed fathers an un-merry Christmas.  If you owe "child support," and you don't pay, you can go to jail.  (A/G Mike Cox makes a big deal out of this.  He's running for Governor.)  No one cares if you're behind because you are among the ...

The Causa Curiana: The Letter Versus the Spirit of the Law

Friday, December 4th, 2009

  Now Roman is to Roman More Hateful than a Foe, And the Tribunes beard the High, And the Fathers grind the Low   -Lord Macaulay, Lays of Ancient Rome, xxxiii   Seeing the law as a 'living document,' versus strict construction of the text, is not new, nor is it, sui generis, an American phenomenon. America's Founding ...

Anything to avoid the point – an obtuse lengthy comment

Friday, December 4th, 2009

We would like to thank Damian for his comment on our post “Continuing to Squeal”. Let's address his reasonably presented questions and points. Damian's text is in red in recognition of his political self-identification and italicized. Our responses are in regular post format. Damien, We appreciate you reading our materials (or ...

Taxing Death

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Congress votes to "make permanent" the death tax (estate tax).This shows you how interested congress-critters are in you or in justice.  People's assets at death have already been taxed multiple times.  When earned, when invested, when banked, when withdrawn.That doesn't matter to the rulers in Washington because dead people can't ...

Generational Crime

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Send this to EVERY young person (25 and under) you know.I know many of you won't care, don't care or won't (don't want to) believe it.  You country's government will bankrupt you.How often (if ever) have YOUR parents lectured or harped on being responsible with money?  The dire consequences of ...

Might be worth a read

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Developing a mechanism to effect positive change requires unemotional analysis of the motivations of others. Here is one stab that might be worth you reading.