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A Few Links, Just Because
Jul. 11th, 2012 09:47 amLike the title says:
A) Someone from Massachusetts, home of Romneycare AKA Obamacare 1.0, says To all the handwringing, all I can say is look to Massachusetts. We already have a working model of how this will play out. The short answer - it will be fine.
B) One of the problems with wind and solar as an energy source is storing the energy. This young lady has an idea - compressed air.
C) I've frequently mentioned the fact that, in Ye Olde Dayes, busting unions was accomplished by busting open the heads of union members. Here's a brief list of noteworthy union-head-busting events.
D) Speaking of Ye Olde Dayes, here's a new word for you: thief-taker. Back before professional police forces, people were paid to hunt thieves, recover goods and arrest crooks. Many of those paid were also collecting protection money from thieves and/or running criminal gangs on the side.
A) Someone from Massachusetts, home of Romneycare AKA Obamacare 1.0, says To all the handwringing, all I can say is look to Massachusetts. We already have a working model of how this will play out. The short answer - it will be fine.
B) One of the problems with wind and solar as an energy source is storing the energy. This young lady has an idea - compressed air.
C) I've frequently mentioned the fact that, in Ye Olde Dayes, busting unions was accomplished by busting open the heads of union members. Here's a brief list of noteworthy union-head-busting events.
D) Speaking of Ye Olde Dayes, here's a new word for you: thief-taker. Back before professional police forces, people were paid to hunt thieves, recover goods and arrest crooks. Many of those paid were also collecting protection money from thieves and/or running criminal gangs on the side.
