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Mix-Ansicht- Kurioses aus dem Land der Unbegrenzten - CRASH_GURU, 04.11.2005, 21:49
Kurioses aus dem Land der Unbegrenzten
-->More evidence that the ‘era of big government’ is back and kicking: Yesterday’s Chicago Sun-Times: Colorado voters say tax and spend away - Colorado residents have voted to suspend their Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, the strictest government spending limit in the nation, and give up more than $3 billion in tax refunds to help the state bounce back from a recession. Fiscal conservatives were dismayed at the outcome and worried about its impact on other states considering similar spending limits. But supporters said Colorado couldn't afford to vote no, not with higher education, health care and transportation already suffering from millions of dollars in budget cuts…California, Kansas, Ohio, Maine, Nevada, Oklahoma and Arizona all are considering new limits.” Buy bonds? No, bye-bye bonds! http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-colo03.html
Chicago Sun-Times: Denver voters OK legalizing possession of 1 ounce of pot. Get this logic: “’We educated voters about the facts that marijuana is less harmful to the user and society than alcohol,’ said Mason Tvert, campaign organizer for Safer Alternatives For Enjoyable Recreation. ‘To prohibit adults from making the rational, safer choice to use marijuana is bad public policy’…Tvert argued that legalizing marijuana would reduce consumption of alcohol, which he said leads to higher rates of car accidents, domestic and street violence and crime.” http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-pot03.html
Today is the October employment report, which should be even more suspect than normal due to the lingering surveying and data compilation problems caused by Katrina. Expected: Non-farm jobs 120k, rate 5.1%, manufacturing jobs -9k, avg. hourly wages 0.2%, avg. workweek 33.7 hours…Barring a horrendous deviation from what is expected, the employment report should have, at best, an ephemeral effect on the markets.
Justice and jurisprudence in the USA: “...a man convicted of selling stolen maple syrup could face a possible life sentence as a habitual offender.” http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-maple03.html
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