Yardsale Economics
Painted garden gnome: two dollars. Play Station 2: forty-five dollars. Assorted dishes and cookware: one dollar each. Winter coats: ten dollars. This Memorial Day weekend, out came the folding card tables and handwritten signs, lawn chairs, tarps, and boxes upon boxes of cheap plastic junk. As gas prices rose and the consumer confidence index plummeted [...]
As Congress Procrastinates, Many Communities Face a Cold Reality
Ten days ago, New Hampshire made headlines by announcing that it would participate in Citgo’s Low Cost Heating Oil Program. Although the effort is coordinated by the Massachusetts-based nonprofit Citizens Energy Corporation, there’s no hiding the real source of this helping hand: Hugo Chavez, and the good people of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. That New [...]
