Couldn’t Help But Notice (033007)
If you’re a lawyer, Chubb says blogging makes you uninsurable (HT Techdirt).
_____________________________________
In Paris, rioting is back in fashion again (HT Atlas Shrugs; more here). My guess is that in the US, underplaying the story is also back in vogue.
_____________________________________
Reason 13,248 for the Fair Tax: All right, the questions used to reach the conclusion were shaky, but I believe the conclusion would stand even if the questions had been more predictable — According to Accounting Web, 8 in 10 people need professional help to fill out their income tax returns.
Notice I didn’t say that they GET the help.
In 2007, this is ridiculous. People have better things to do than spend hours filling out IRS forms that even a genius can barely understand. And many studies have shown that even “expert” tax return preparers often get it wrong.
With a Fair Tax, there wouldn’t BE an income tax return, and as they say, April 15 would just be another spring day. Go to the link to learn more.
_____________________________________
Andy at Buckeye Ag has some sharp opinions (here and here) on the announcement by Burger King that it will begin buying eggs and pork from suppliers that don’t confine their animals. As he notes, this appears to be a cynical and opportunistic competitive tactic that gives ground that should never have been ceded to people who ultimately want the eating of meat banished from the earth.
_____________________________________
Though the company says they’ve only given up on Manhattan, New York City appears to think it’s too good for Wal-Mart. Pretty funny, considering that even far-lefties acknowledge that there is very little difference between Target and Wal-Mart in the areas they claim to be most concerned about. Yet the Big Apple has plenty of Target stores, and Target appears to have avoided the unpleasantness Wal-Mart has endured. This 2005 Times article (4th paragraph from the end) says that “There are five Target stores in three New York City boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens….”
Could it be the misguided Muslim youths again? No it couldn’t be that. What a terrible thing it is to have to report accurately.
Comment by Brian — March 30, 2007 @ 8:19 am
#1, couldn’t agree more.
Comment by TBlumer — March 30, 2007 @ 8:57 am
Great, now I gotta squeeze a flippin disclaimer onto my sidebar.
Comment by Scott Pullins — March 30, 2007 @ 1:03 pm
#3, it is getting ridiculous.
Comment by TBlumer — March 30, 2007 @ 1:18 pm
Yeah, I live in Queens and shop at Target all the time. I prefer Target over Walmart (I used to live in NC) because they keep their stores cleaner and better organized, in general.
What’s stupid about all this is that in Manhattan Walmart would take only a little business away from local shops unless they add a delivery service. If you’re taking the bus or subway to Walmart, you can buy only so much stuff, even if you have a handcart. If they move into the outer boroughs, then they’ll be competing with the likes of Target and Costco. I’m supposed to shed a tear over that?
Comment by meep — March 31, 2007 @ 9:06 am
[…] The result is the erection of barriers to entry, or to remaining in the field, for newcomers and small players. Blogs make an easy target, especially for people who don’t have them or don’t get them. Hat tip to Bizzy Blog. […]
Pingback by Underwriting by untermenschen « Likelihood of Success — April 2, 2007 @ 4:26 pm