Day December 28, 2007

Wealthy areas feel subprime pain too

This from Loundon County VA, one of the wealthiest counties in the nation. Real estate taxes fund 72% of their budget but values dropped 10% last year with more drops predicted. Now they have a budget shortfall of $251 million.…

Airport security is ineffectual

A new study finds no evidence that x-raying luggage, making passengers take off shoes, or confiscating small items helps prevent attacks or incidents. The goal isn’t to confiscate prohibited items. The goal is to prevent terrorism on airplanes. When the…

Bhutto assassination

So how did the assassin get close enough to Bhutto to be able to shoot her at point blank range? And how did they know when she’d be out of the protective bubble of her car? This seems a well-planned…