fatback

Wanted to put my readers on this new group we have been rocking at the CL HQ: Fatback. You can download a bunch of their mixes here for free.

They blend soul and funk pretty well with some strong beats. And my local readers can catch them live around town.

back in action

april fools is right around the corner

burn one down

So my new neighbor down the street thinks that America would not benefit from legalization. I beg to differ, as do countless prominent economists (including my man from Corporate Finance 310, Venkat Subramaniam). Check this out for further empirical evidence on the subject.

Essentially, legalization would transfer all the profits from current black market drug dealers to the government (who could use the cash to fund their enormous spending/stimulus plans).

In addition, we could reallocate the resources currently consumed by law enforcement of drug laws towards the prevention or prosecution of more serious crimes.

Come on Barack, you used to be cool, man.

wise man

My sometimes roommate Chas has dropped this sage wisdom on me today:

"Yeah, you probably shouldn't steal babies"

Like a quotable proverb book he is.

greatest rock and roll adventure of all time? check

must read on AIG bonuses

Very well written piece by a now former AIG employee.

Well played sir.

"None of us should be cheated of our payments any more than a plumber should be cheated after he has fixed the pipes but a careless electrician causes a fire that burns down the house.

Many of the employees have, in the past six months, turned down job offers from more stable employers, based on A.I.G.’s assurances that the contracts would be honored. They are now angry about having been misled by A.I.G.’s promises and are not inclined to return the money as a favor to you.

The only real motivation that anyone at A.I.G.-F.P. now has is fear. Mr. Cuomo has threatened to “name and shame,” and his counterpart in Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal, has made similar threats — even though attorneys general are supposed to stand for due process, to conduct trials in courts and not the press."