Category Archives: Economics

Science and Skepticism: The New Compromise

Historically those who question and check facts and figures have been called skeptics, but not any more.  These days people who think they are on the side of “science” (which has no side) call themselves skeptics.  The only checking is … Continue reading

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El Chapo Guzman and Al Capone; Martyrs?

Only when addiction is a mental health problem and not a criminal justice problem will we stop the canonizing of gangsters. I suspect the personalities of gangsters are similar to money-grabbing businessmen than the saints who change the world by their … Continue reading

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Suit against Torrington and Robert Rubbo

I intend to sue officials of the City of Torrington in Federal Court for willful deprivation of my rights  and conspiracy to deprive me of my rights. The suit will ask for an injunction to cease their attempts to enter homes … Continue reading

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Global Warming: Both Sides are Wrong

The earth is warming about .05 degrees Celsius per decade and has warmed almost a full degree Celsius (or a total of about 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit) since 1880 .  A large consensus of scientists estimate the average global temperature will … Continue reading

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I Like Drugs – A Libertarian View

Many countries allow limited access to recreational drugs and their societies have not collapsed.  Some countries  hardly regulate drugs and alcohol at all and we may say those countries are lawless, but no countries have evident, systemic problems related to unregulated, … Continue reading

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Global Warming Doesn’t Mean Climate Change!

To say that global warming causes a specific weather event is like saying someone robbed a bank because of poverty.  Moreover we don’t know if the person who robbed the bank was poor. If global warming is climate change then … Continue reading

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Cooperation and Transparency

I received denial of tax assessment request and notice that I may appeal after paying my taxes, in March.  Makes sense from the Government’s point of view.  I can also be sure that if I don’t pay the inflated taxes … Continue reading

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No one believes this is hazardous.

More than 20 years after the last “hazardous” chemical was removed from Luciano’s dry cleaners in Torrington, CT, ten years after the last time the two dozen or so borings and wells and the scores of soil and water samples showed any … Continue reading

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Over $51 Million for Licensed Environmental Professionals

There are very good reasons to VOTE AGAINST THE SEWER PROJECT coming up in Torrington.  In fact, there are no compelling reasons that Torrington needs such an expensive project.  Replacing pipes, adding a tank, and upgrading the electrical from the … Continue reading

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The Connecticut DEEP

Want to earn $6500? I have to pay that much to do what sounds to me like a very simple job. You can earn $6500 for checking a map, writing four letters, and certifying that there are no wells used … Continue reading

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