The Farm Bill is mostly corporate welfare for large agri-businesses. The PR have been well facilitated by the media. The echo chamber repeats the fear of milk prices doubling, as if that we’re all we live on. The news reporting is incredibly shallow. Additionally, small farmers are interviewed on the impact of the lapse of…
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A Divided House
Another in my favorite theme, “It’s the Stupidity, Stupid!”. This is a letter to the New York Times. The article published January 1, “Divided House Passes Tax Deal in End to Latest Fiscal Standoff”, summarizes well the political situation. What is at the root of this? “It’s the Stupidity, Stupid!” If Republicans really wanted to…
Why does the middle class vote Republican?
A recent Politico poll showed that a majority of the middle class supports Romney and the Republicans. My first thought is surprise, that so many would think Republicans are working for the middle class, when clearly they are working for the special interests of wealth. Some of this is more attributable to the fear of…
F-22 Corporate Welfare
A news program tonight reported that the F-22 costs $500 Million, EACH! The absurdity of this corporate welfare is so extreme that it is almost beyond comprehension. There is no amount of sensible argument that can justify such an unnecessary expenditure. This is not national defense, it is national disgrace.
Wolfram Alpha is Stupid
I’ve seen a demo of Alpha by Wolfram. It was impressive. It shows how having specialized knowledge of sophisticated software can enable useful results. On the other hand, after news today of their “pro” version coming out, I gave it another try. Simple task: give me a plot of the average high and low temperatures…