Yearly Archives: 2013

Canada: City To Pay $200k For Photo Radar Propaganda Campaign

"City leaders in Winnipeg, Canada are afraid photo radar opponents are winning the debate over the effectiveness of automated enforcement. The city has put a $200,000 contract out for bid for any company that can come up with a three-year plan to boost the public's perception of speed cameras. Last year, the city generated $8,619,966 in revenue through 73,293 speed camera tickets and 8,331 red light camera tickets. Affiliated Computer Services (which is now Xerox) has a contract to run the automated ticketing program through the year 2020." Continue reading →

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Illinois DOT Busted Over Red Light Camera Spreadsheet

"The Illinois Department of Transportation's attempt to keep information about its red light camera program secret by locking an Excel spreadsheet has backfired. The state's second-highest court last week ruled the move violated the state's freedom of information laws and ordered the agency pay an anti-camera activist $12,561 in compensation. IDOT claimed it locked the file 'to protect the integrity of the material and not to withhold information in any way,' but Fagel insisted the agency was obligated to provide the information in the format in which the agency normally keeps the records and that there is no statutory provision authorizing IDOT's action." Continue reading →

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Students Underwater

"When government gets involved in any sector, it creates massive distortions. Easy government-backed student loans have resulted in heavy debt burdens for those who have recently graduated from college. At the same time, government regulations have resulted in poor job prospects. Leading to more and more students defaulting on their debt." Continue reading →

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$179,000 Each–In Debt

"Government and household debt has reached $179,000 per person in the U.S. For the past several years, we've heard pundits blathering on about the 'great deleveraging' that's reduced the household debt burden, freeing up American consumers to borrow more, more, more. The Great Deleveraging is shown here--yes, it's that thin slice of debt writeoffs. Debt has since resumed its inexorable rise. That which is unsustainable will go away. That includes debt, malinvestments, currencies, deficits and yes, entire empires." Continue reading →

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The 10 Worst College Majors for Job Seekers

"No. 1: Anthropology And Archeology; No. 2: Film, Video And Photographic Arts; No. 3: Fine Arts; No. 4: Philosophy And Religious Studies; No. 5: Liberal Arts; No. 6: Music; No. 7: Physical Fitness And Parks Recreation; No. 8: Commercial Art And Graphic Design; No. 9: History; No. 10: English Language And Literature." Continue reading →

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The 10 Worst College Majors for Job Seekers

"No. 1: Anthropology And Archeology; No. 2: Film, Video And Photographic Arts; No. 3: Fine Arts; No. 4: Philosophy And Religious Studies; No. 5: Liberal Arts; No. 6: Music; No. 7: Physical Fitness And Parks Recreation; No. 8: Commercial Art And Graphic Design; No. 9: History; No. 10: English Language And Literature." Continue reading →

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Gazing at Egypt With Shock and Awe

"First Egypt was destabilized and then the Muslim Brotherhood was virtually invited to take over. Presumably Washington had no problem with the ascent of the Muslim Brotherhood because it is amenable to Western Intel and has been for decades. But increasingly, it seems something went wrong in Egypt once the Brotherhood was installed. Not only did they not observe the (misleading) niceties of regulatory democracy; more egregiously they declined a loan from the International Monetary Fund. And so ... exit the Muslim Brotherhood and enter, once more, the Egyptian military – Washington's main ally of power in the Upper and Lower lands of the Nile." Continue reading →

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Gazing at Egypt With Shock and Awe

"First Egypt was destabilized and then the Muslim Brotherhood was virtually invited to take over. Presumably Washington had no problem with the ascent of the Muslim Brotherhood because it is amenable to Western Intel and has been for decades. But increasingly, it seems something went wrong in Egypt once the Brotherhood was installed. Not only did they not observe the (misleading) niceties of regulatory democracy; more egregiously they declined a loan from the International Monetary Fund. And so ... exit the Muslim Brotherhood and enter, once more, the Egyptian military – Washington's main ally of power in the Upper and Lower lands of the Nile." Continue reading →

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