TEA PARTY ECONOMIST 12/07/2013

WEEK IN REVIEW: The top stories of the week Should Released Felons Have the Right to Own Guns? A hunting trip into the woods is always enjoyable, even when returning home without a deer in the back of the vehicle. Hunting provides an escape from the hectic pace of everyday life and abundance of time to think. This past Monday was the opening day of rifle deer hunting season in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, I […] READ MORE “We Know Where You Are” — NSA. “I Know Nothing!” — Obama. The NSA knows where your cellphone is, even when it is turned off. You own a a smartphone. I own an ancient dumb phone. The NSA does not know where I am — no GPS tracking. The NSA taps into 5 billion calls a day. It probably has a record of what you said. It […] READ MORE ObamaCare’s Latest Numbers Don’t Add Up. You Will Pay the Difference. For ObamaCare to work, 40% of those buying healthcare insurance must be in the “rarely get sick” age group of 18-34. Their money must fund the healthcare of the older buyers. It turns out that only 28% are buying. Forget www.healthcare.gov. The entire program is sinking statistically. How many times does an unmarried male age […] READ MORE I Want You to Send Me $1,000. OK? People ask me to do this. I thought I would ask you. Dear Dr. North: You have never heard of me. Please send me $1,000. Thanks. Billy Joe Jones This sounds like a nutty letter. I have never received such a letter. Let me rewrite it. Dear Dr. North: You have never heard of me. […] READ MORE ObamaCare: “Mayday! Mayday!” Says New York Times The New York Times ran a long article on the panic in the White House over the failure of www.healthcvare.gov. Obama is now in full-time damage control. The end of the article gives some indication of his strategy: pretend the site is not there. “Website? Never heard of it!” In the White House, aides to […] READ MORE