Monday, June 30, 2014

Illinois mom elated after defeating powerful union in Supreme Court | Fox News

Illinois mom elated after defeating powerful union in Supreme Court | Fox News: "there's not going to be a union contract inserted between my son and I, there's not going to be union rules and regulations dictating how I can provide the care that Josh needs"



"Joining the union meant the Harris home would become a union shop, the Harris family would have to start following union rules within their home and some of the money provided by the state to care for Josh for would be deducted for union dues. Harris estimates about $90 per month came out of the check and went to the SEIU."



"I don't rock the boat. But when it comes to taking public funding intended for people with disabilities, someone has to stand up."

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Worried about Net neutrality? Maybe it's the FCC that should really concern you - CNET

Worried about Net neutrality? Maybe it's the FCC that should really concern you - CNET: "the court sided with the FCC over the argument of whether the agency even has the authority from Congress to regulate the Internet. On that question, the FCC won. And it won big."


Despite rise in inequality, climbing the economic ladder hasn't gotten harder since the 1970s | Fox News

Despite rise in inequality, climbing the economic ladder hasn't gotten harder since the 1970s | Fox News: "the study found that 9 percent of children born in 1986 to the poorest 20 percent of households were likely to climb into the top 20 percent — little-changed from 8.4 percent for such children born in 1971."


The Sustainability Hoax | Cato Institute

The Sustainability Hoax | Cato Institute: "The Department of Energy, for example, has found that multifamily housing actually uses more energy (and therefore emits more greenhouse gases) per square foot than single-family homes. The only way multifamily housing would save energy would be if people accept smaller homes. A better solution is making single-family homes more energy efficient, which costs less and does not require the loss of privacy in multifamily housing.

Meanwhile, data from the Department of Transportation show that transit uses, on average, about the same amount of energy — and emits about the same amount of greenhouse gases — per passenger mile as the average car. Getting people out of their cars and onto transit won’t reduce emissions, but it will inconvenience a lot of people because transit is slow, expensive and inflexible."


Thursday, June 12, 2014

All Our Patent Are Belong To You | Blog | Tesla Motors

All Our Patent Are Belong To You | Blog | Tesla Motors: "Technology leadership is not defined by patents, which history has repeatedly shown to be small protection indeed against a determined competitor, but rather by the ability of a company to attract and motivate the world’s most talented engineers."