Mark Maynard | free market

The invisible hand of the market to smush together two enormous turds (Comcast and Time Warner), creating an even larger and more profitable mega-turd

By Mark | February 13, 2014

Comcast, the nation’s largest provider of cable and internet service, as well as the world’s largest media company, made clear their intention today to purchase Time Warner Cable, the second-largest cable company in the United States. Assuming the $44 billion deal is allowed to move forward by the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department, […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged American Airlines, American Customer Satisfaction Index, anti-trust, Brian Roberts, cable, Comcast, competition, consumer rights, duopoly, Federal Communications Commission, France, internet, invisible hand, Justice Department, lobbying, media consolidation, mergers, monopoly, Obama, scumbag meme, telecommunications, the free market will fix everything, Time Warner, Tom Wheeler, turds, US Airways, Verizon | 34 Comments

Rand Paul, savior of Detroit or destroyer of the American middle class?

By Mark | December 8, 2013

Trying to put some distance between himself and his most recent plagiarism scandal, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who has aspirations of running for President in 2016, made his way to Michigan yesterday, promising to unveil a plan that would help turn around not only Detroit, but every struggling community across the United States. According to […]

Posted in Detroit, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged automotive bailout, Ayn Rand, Detroit Economic Club, Economic Freedom Zones, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Jack Kemp, Josh Pugh, Libertarianism, philanthropy, plagiarism, Rand Paul, robber barons, starve the beast, the free market will fix everything, union busting | 26 Comments

Chomsky on the possibility of fascism, and the importance of financial reform

By Mark | April 17, 2010

Addressing 1,000 people in Madison, Wisconsin earlier this week, well respected MIT linguist and political critic Noam Chomsky reiterated that we should not underestimate the Tea Party movement. He also warned that fascism in the United States may be a distinct possibility. The following clip comes from The Progressive: …“I’m just old enough to have […]

Posted in Corporate Crime, Observations, Politics | Also tagged anger, banking, banking reform, class resentment, class warfare, consumer, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Elizabeth Warren, fascism, fear, FOX News, fraud, Hitler, income disparity, investment banks, Madison, MIT, Nazi analogies, Noam Chomsky, Obama, Orpheum Theatre, Roosevelt Institute, Sarah Palin, Securities and Exchange Commission, state capitalism, tax the rich, tea party, teabaggery, things we ignore at out own peril, Wisconsin | 6 Comments

The leftist paradise of Detroit

By Mark | January 3, 2010

I’d told myself that I was going to take a break from posting videos here, as it seems like it’s all I’ve been doing this past week, but a relative sent this video clip to me today and I couldn’t resist sharing it. To be honest, as it came with a note stating – “If […]

Posted in Detroit, Media, Michigan | Also tagged Detroit, Jon Stewart, Jon Stewart wannabe, Kwame Kilpatrick, leftist utopia, Murder Capital, Obama, Pajamas Media, ruin porn, Steven Crowder, who to blame for the situation in Detroit | 35 Comments

Tag Archives: free market

The invisible hand of the market to smush together two enormous turds (Comcast and Time Warner), creating an even larger and more profitable mega-turd

Rand Paul, savior of Detroit or destroyer of the American middle class?

Chomsky on the possibility of fascism, and the importance of financial reform

The leftist paradise of Detroit

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