Mandates never work: The case of auto insurance. “…it is a fantasy that a group of legislators in Washington, DC or Albany, NY can wave their magic wands and make everybody do what they want.” The aim is not to actually fix anything, it’s to create opportunities for rent-seeking and power-grabs while making the rubes who voted for the idiots feel good about themselves.
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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