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Bounties to influence economic growth and innovation


Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) has introduced a bill called the Greenhouse Gas Emission Atmospheric Removal (or GEAR) Act. GEAR is designed to provide for bounties to be awarded to whomever accomplishes a specific task first - in this case scrubbing greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere to counteract pollution from human activity.
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Regulation begets innovation


An oft-repeated claim of the right is that government regulation of private industry stifles innovation, and it has a certain ring of truthiness to it. But, as with most things truthy, the truth often doesn’t play along.

Sulfur Dioxide pollution has significant externalities - acid rain, which often presents itself far far away from the […]

Fiscal Conservatism at Work (This is a “not joke”)


This is rich. I was watching a hilarious thread over at RABid blog last night (in which Jerid ran circles around our favorite astroturfing GOP talking point automaton boy Matt). I noticed something kinda odd and jumped in the fray. It seems Matt pays $150/mo for his hosting. No wonder he […]