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The Michigan Curmudgeon: We're Back for 2015
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Saturday, January 17, 2015. We're Back for 2015. The Curmudgeon returns from a hiatus during which he enjoyed the two things offered by Florida that is missing from Michigan: warm winter temperatures and pothole-free roads. His marriage even survived the onslaught of same-sex marriages that began with a deluge in most (not all) Florida counties. Despite being exposed to all that gayness, the marriage Mr. and Mrs. Curmudgeon was not destroyed and neither of them caught The Gay. A symptom of climate change.
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The Michigan Curmudgeon: The Double Standard Over Welfare Abuse
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Friday, December 26, 2014. The Double Standard Over Welfare Abuse. Christmas dinner with the extended family is always an eye-and-ear opener. While The Curmudgeon lives and dies politics, the rest of the clan lives in the real world. Listening to them chat about the issues of the day can be most instructive. In other words, it sounds like an in-person version of "Fox and Friends.". Do you pay the state's use tax on your internet purchases? Do you always obey the speed limit? Ever run a red light? Have yo...
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The Michigan Curmudgeon: Protecting the Millionaires
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014. With a minimum of fanfare Governor Rick Snyder has protected Michigan from the potential disaster of college football players forming unions. Not that any players or unions have said anything about organizing a union, but if they wanted to, they no longer have the option. Snyder signed a bill. Declaring the football players are not "employees" of a university. They are recruited by the universities for their ability to perform their job. They truth behind the law is protecti...
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The Michigan Curmudgeon: The High Cost of Dissing Science
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Thursday, January 29, 2015. The High Cost of Dissing Science. The Curmudgeon finds himself very busy these days with a variety of activities that keep him away from the Macbook Air keyboard a lot, so the frequency of posts is down significantly. Consider yourself blessed: a lower volume of his high-volume rants! The two top stories on last night's news:. A winter hurricane batters New England, causing untold millions in damage and crippling many cities. What do these stories have in common? Yet we have a...
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The Michigan Curmudgeon: July 2015
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Sunday, July 26, 2015. Uber Drivers – A Search for Fools Gold? There is a lot of continuing controversy over Uber, the worldwide phenomenon that is sending taxi drivers to the brink. The founders have come up with an amazing business model. It's a $50-billion company which generates huge profits by providing generally excellent service at a very low price. Most of the controversy centers over the tensions between Uber, traditional cab companies and government regulators. Yes, I have had some pretty sizea...
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The Michigan Curmudgeon: Merry Christmas!
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Gasoline prices peaked at a national average of $4.11/gallon in July, 2008. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Get Off My Pleasant Peninsula, You Dang Conservatives". Yes, I'm a LIBERAL! Wasting Money So Conservatives Feel Good. The Double Standard Over Welfare Abuse. Thus Endeth the Session. The Ducks Quack On. More GOP Election Rigging. The Lame Duck continues to quack down the street a. Two Stories of Customer Service. The GOPs Disdain for Local Government.
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The Michigan Curmudgeon: Wasting Money So Conservatives Feel Good
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Friday, December 26, 2014. Wasting Money So Conservatives Feel Good. Any law stigmatizing the poor and reinforcing prejudices about welfare recipients is music to the ears of The Right. So a new state law, already shown to be a waste of money elsewhere, is being greeted with hosannas by Michigan Republicans including the Accountant who should know better. The Republican image of welfare recipients. So the new law mandates case workers to have reasonable suspicion that one of their clients is living the h...