All Entries in the "Crony Capitalism" Category
Need Bitcoins? This ATM takes dollars and funds your account
New Hampshire entrepreneurs have created a dollar-converting anonymous Bitcoin ATM, which they hope to sell to bars, restaurants, and other retail locations nationwide. by Declan McCullagh February 23, 2013 NASHUA, N.H. — Zach Harvey has an ambitious plan to accelerate adoption of the Internet’s favorite alternative currency: installing in thousands of bars, restaurants, and grocery stores ATMs [...]
Venn Diagram – Occupy Wall Street vs The Tea Party
Too bad the Tea Party was hijacked by Neo-Cons, but either way, I think this Venn Diagram is useful in illustrating that if activist want to be radical they need to strike the root. Which is Government. Plain and simple. -A.FreeMan
Warren Buffet: Baptist and Bootlegger
How America’s favorite billionaire plays politics to make money Peter Schweizer from the March 2012 issue of Reason In 19th-century America, there was a concerted effort to ban alcohol sales on Sunday. “Blue laws,” intended to protect the sanctity and sobriety of the Sabbath, were pushed by what seemed like an odd alliance: Baptists and bootleggers. Baptists backed [...]