http://tjooningyoustraight.com Taking a pass on bullshit Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:09:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our representatives, trying to touch up an ogre to look like a prince by changing the existing minefield of tax regulations with a sales tax. Regardless of how much they change it, all they will do is change the human eating ogre into a human eating tiger, but it will ... http://tjooningyoustraight.com/2009/03/17/no-such-thing-as-a-fair-tax/ Hours and hours of legal argument, because we live in a democracy where the tyranny of the majority is possible, instead of a republic based on the principle of individual rights. The California Proposition 8 vote is a microcosmic example of the vast majority of laws that are made in ... http://tjooningyoustraight.com/2009/03/15/2-3-rds-super-majority-is-no-better-than-50-1/ This is the Merriam-Webster definition of capitalism - an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market. Nowhere in the concept ... http://tjooningyoustraight.com/2009/03/13/adhering-to-the-meaning-of-concepts-is-vital-to-future-prosperity/ Octo-Mom is just one of millions of spongers and opportunists that flourish in our culture of entitlement and lack of responsibility. Our schools teach us that altruism is the epitome of value, that it is only when we are altruistic that we can be happy. Add to that the fact ... http://tjooningyoustraight.com/2009/03/13/octo-mom-is-not-newsworthy-but-whom-she-represents-is/ A bit later than expected, as posting here was planned to start in January. So there will be a few posts that are not timely, but are pertinent and will help to set the tone. I'm going to cover a wide spectrum of subjects, including race, religion, revolution, global warming, politics, ... http://tjooningyoustraight.com/2009/03/12/no-bullshit-here/