Monday, February 08, 2010

Health Care and the Constitution | Roger Pilon | Cato Institute: Commentary

Health Care and the Constitution | Roger Pilon | Cato Institute: Commentary: "And that brings us back to Congress's commerce power. If that power were understood by the Framers and the ratifying generation as the New Deal Court read it, the Constitution would never have been ratified, and the doctrine of enumerated powers would never have been championed as the centerpiece of the document. Indeed, if Congress, under that single power, could regulate anything and everything, there would have been no need to enumerate any of Congress's other powers. The Framers could have stopped right there."

Stay home, let Texas Robot attend that meeting | Crave - CNET

Stay home, let Texas Robot attend that meeting | Crave - CNET: "If you're tired of commuting to the office and telecommuting won't cut it, the Texas Robot lets you scoot around work embodied in a robot platform while chatting with your co-workers."

The Problem with Spending | Richard W. Rahn | Cato Institute: Commentary

The Problem with Spending | Richard W. Rahn | Cato Institute: Commentary: "How fast an economy can grow is largely a function of the quantity and quality of labor, and the amount of investment funds available for what economists call capital formation. Good, high-paying jobs cost money. You don't have truck drivers if no one has the money to buy trucks."