Silly comparison? I think not. First, let’s look at “electricity.” Consider electricity on the left coast especially, and that is California. For years, California regulated electricity to the ultimate degree. No new plants could be built because of absurd “environmental” rules and other artificial heavy baggage. Rates were controlled, as was every facet of the […]

I honestly wish I could agree with the P.C. (non-Austrian) “economists,” who today seem to believe that we are dependent upon Japan! This is about as true as saying that we are dependent on blood sucking welfare recipients for our economic health. Look at the facts, and first of all go back to 1945. When […]

Those of us with a bit of age on us well remember the Standard Oil commercials with the tiger urging us all to “put a tiger in our tank,” meaning of course, that the gas sold by them was powerful, and similar to placing a huge beast in your gas tank. I remember even getting […]

If all the roads were closed, should you sell your Chevy and buy a Ford? If there is a food shortage, should you buy new silver service? If the stock market tanks should you buy bonds? In other words is a so called “flight to safety” selling your Chrysler and buying Treasuries? I say a […]