Politicians Can't Say No? Give Me A Break...

My latest op-ed at The Hill tackles the question of whether corporations have too much power and are able to force politicians to do things against their will.  Here's a snippet.

Personally, I find it hard to believe that the federal government, which has the power to topple regimes around the world, somehow lacks the power to say no to corporations.  And yet somehow corporations are able to boss around politicians and force them to do something against their will?  Give me a break.  While I’m certainly not suggesting that the federal government use its military strength against corporations, the idea that anyone can force the federal government to do something against its will is patently absurd.  So if the federal government currently has the power to just say no to corporations, why are they saying yes? 

Because saying yes pays big money.

The rest of the article can be found here.

Little Assistance for Victims of Moving Companies

My good friend, Dr. Abby Hall, recently moved from Fairfax, VA to Tampa, FL with her fiancé and encountered nothing but problems along the way.  Not one to take this lying down, Abby used the Economic Way of Thinking to find out just how a moving company could get away with failing so miserably.

In a recent 900-mile move, my fiancé and I experienced all of the above. Employees refused to give us the names of their supervisors or connect us to management after the price jumped $1,000 over our price quote and the movers arrived eight hours late. Time and again, the company declined to tell us where our belongings were or when they would arrive. Three weeks later, they appeared — with over $1,000 in damage. This all happened despite our checking the legitimacy of the company, reading reviews and calling the company to ask questions. 

The rest of the piece can be found here.