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Gary North
Written by Gary North on August 16, 2012
Private investors are always on the lookout for new technologies that will make them rich if the technologies are successful. But when they spot turkeys that are likely to become money pits, they pass. That’s where the Department of Energy steps in. This month, the DOE is focusing on energy storage technologies. It’s all part […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on May 17, 2012
The U.S. government gave a grant to a community in Washington to build a wine and food pavilion. But the Feds required the local community to cough up $100,000. I mean, it would look like a terrible waste of taxpayers’ money if the locals didn’t pay anything. Well local politicians aren’t going to be roped […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on May 15, 2012
When the Congress approved $787 billion in “shovel-ready” money to stimulate the economy, that opened the door to entrepreneurs of all kinds. One of them had in mind a kind of soap opera: “Diary of a Single Mom.” It starred Billy Dee Williams. I missed seeing it. Maybe you did, too. The total bill for […]
Continue reading →Written by Gary North on March 20, 2012
In Detroit, which borders on bankruptcy and which is closing public schools because it cannot afford them, the city provided $148,000 to fund a clothing store. The store was to provide funding to help poor people get business suits for job interviews. “Clothes make the man.” We all know that. How many people actually received […]
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