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Sleazy and Dishonest Ad from General Motors Shows Why Big Government and Big...
It is now fully apparent that General Motors did not pay back any money to taxpayers, and certainly did not pay back the full amount, as stated in the reprehensibly dishonest ads produced by the...
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The Corrupt Washington Version of Recylcling
If you’re an American taxpayer, you’re doubtlessly overjoyed to be an involuntary shareholder in General Motors. You’ll be even happier to know that the company is squandering funds on political...
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GM’s New Supercar: The 2011 Obummer
Clever creation on someone’s part, but since we’re on the topic of government-created cars, this video is the best and funniest I’ve ever seen.
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Labor Day, Unions, and the Role of Government
In a free society, people obviously should be free to join unions and companies should be free to negotiate with unions. But that also means that companies should be free to resist union demands and...
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A Contest: Which Story Is More Upsetting?
Here’s a change of pace. Instead of doing separate blog posts on the following two stories, I’m curious to see which one generates the most irritation/anger/disgust from you readers. The first option...
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If the GM Bailout Is Obama’s Definition of Success, No Wonder America’s...
The President wants us to believe that the recent IPO for General Motors was a smashing success. And it was…if you believe that it’s a good idea to lose money (the direct cost of the bailout) and make...
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Fight against Corruption and Bailouts by Boycotting GM and Chrysler
I was on Fox News last week and unloaded on the General Motors bailout. I’m surprised I wasn’t foaming at the mouth. My conclusion is that people with honor and integrity should refuse to buy cars from...
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With a Few More “Successes” Like the GM Bailout, We’ll Be Greece in Record Time
Most of us have probably heard the joke about the moronic salesman who admitted to losing money on each sale but was hoping to make it up with higher volume. E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post is...
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Why Is a Car Company CEO Urging a Gas Tax Hike?!?
I’ve finally set up a youtube page for my TV interviews. Here’s my discussion with Judge Napolitano about crony capitalism, General Motors, and the bizarre case of a car company CEO endorsing an...
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I’m Proud of Americans for Rejecting the GM Looters and Buying Ford Instead
I’ll start with an important caveat and state that Ford is far from a perfect company. It has its snout in the trough for boondoggles such as green energy programs. And it happily benefits from...
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Hilarious Spoof on the Chevy Volt
This might not be quite as funny as the Iowahawk video on the Pelosi GTxi SS/RT, but it’s a close call. In any event, this is extremely clever, makes an important philosophical point, and deserves to...
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Auto Bailout Cost Climbs to $25 Billion, yet Obama Thinks It Is a Success and...
I’ve been against the auto bailout from the very beginning because it was a corrupt payoff to lazy corporate fat-cats and an ossified union. And when folks on the left say the bailout is a success, I...
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Auto Bailout Humor
For some reason, I haven’t seen much political satire about the GM/Chrysler bailout. Indeed, the only bailout humor I found in my archives are this funny cartoon about the Federal Reserve helping to...
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Government Motors: Losing $49,000 for Every Chevy Volt Sold
While I often complain about government waste and stupidity, I’m not even sure what to say about this grim bit of news from Reuters. General Motors Co sold a record number of Chevrolet Volt sedans in...
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In the “Opposing View” Column, I Explain Why USA Today Is Wrong about Bailouts
I think it’s a mistake to bail out profligate governments, and I have the same skeptical attitude about bailouts for mismanaged banks and inefficient car companies. Simply stated, bailouts reward past...
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If the Auto Bailout Was a Success, I’d Hate to See What a Failure Looks Like
Sometimes it’s no fun to be an economist. Or, to be more specific, it’s rather frustrating to understand Bastiat’s insight about the “seen” and the “unseen” and to always be asking “at what cost?” and...
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