Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Republicans redefine the value of pi

Wow...Republicans believing they can LEGISLATE what math is correct:


Well, they've already tried legislating what science is correct by condemning evolutionary theory, but math? Seriously?

Friday, March 4, 2011

Balance the Budget Yourself!

Most Americans actually want Congress to budget a lot like how the progressives want:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/03/deficit-public-sentiment_n_830986.html?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=030411&utm_medium=email&utm_content=NewsEntry&utm_term=Daily+Brief

Go to http://public-consultation.org/exercise/ to try balancing the budget yourself. I ended up with a $109 billion surplus, mostly by cutting military-related spending mostly in half, increasing science and alternative energy budgets significantly, and raising taxes on the richest Americans by 5-15%, I think. And I made Social Security balanced with a 12% extra payment with just a few tweaks.

It makes you realize how ridiculous Congress is being by trying to cut little things like fuel oil subsidies for the poor to save only a few tens of billions.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011