The media have been quick to move from a horrifying bridge collapse to calls for more government funding despite the fact that its government that maintains and inspects bridges. When private companies are involved in tragedies, the media arent so lenient.
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Capitalizing on Tragedy [3]
Journalists blame taxpayers, not government incompetence, for infrastructure problems.
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G: Forbes Reports Declining Oil Prices
B: BusinessWeek Thirst for Green Water is Unquenched
U: Media Mislead Viewers with Foreclosure Data [4]
Velshi: Gas and Oil Price Relationship Hard to Understand [5]
ABC Hypes Market Meltdown with Misleading Data [6]
A Bottled Water the Media Almost Like [7]
Post Carries On about Carried Interest and Tax Loophole [8]
Thomas Sowell: A Bridge Too Far Gone [10]
Townhall.com
Newsweek Clueless: How the Tail Wagged the Dog [11]
Planet Gore on NationalReview.com
The Universal Distraction [12]
TCSDaily.com
Dont Increase Federal Gasoline Taxes Abolish Them [13]
CATO Institute
The Montebello Summit and the Future of North America [14]
Aug. 13, 2007
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C.
Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories
Dont [15]
Aug. 14, 2007
Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.
Defending the American Dream Summit [16]
Oct. 4-5, 2007
Americans for Prosperity, Washington, D.C.
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