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  1. 4 trash companies send 3 trucks ea down my street each Wed. am. The noise: A downside of competition. #tcot
  2. RT CatoInstitute: All day conference on health care reform. Live Webcast online now http://bit.ly/ERkfE #tcot #health care
  3. Kansas schools: $12k per kid per year. Result: 1/2 to 2/3 of students not proficient in math, reading. http://is.gd/106VR #tcot
  4. Minnesota should end state aid to cities. Saves $, promotes local accountability. http://is.gd/Tqpx #tcot #statebooks
  5. After 30+ years of ramped up school spending, no improvement in scores for HS seniors. My take: http://is.gd/N7YS #tcot
  6. @TimothyBurke You ain't seen nothin' yet.
  7. Gov. Pawlenty 1, Minn. Legislature: 0. Legis. says "we dare you to cut spending and not raise taxes." T-Paw: "Deal." #tcot #MNFreeMktInst
  8. Enjoying my wireless printer/scanner/copier, a Lexmark something or over. Yet another in a long list of disposable IT products.
  9. @RaeHedstrom yes. powdery, fluffy snow.
  10. Finished my snowboarding season with a trip to A-basin. Not the best snow, but what can you expect for May?
  11. Reserved parking spots for handicapped drivers? OK. But for hybrid cars? Feel-good policy. http://is.gd/wfxN #tcot
  12. @scsuscholars Yes, though not in your terms. Talk about your 201(k)
  13. Gov't /UAW takeover of Chrysler: Just sickening. "Creative destruction" is being destroyed. US losing its distinctive dynamism. #tcot
  14. I'm the trailing spouse at an office party, held at a bowling alley. My first 10-pins in 15 years. Anticipate a need for Advil.
  15. Should the rich pay more in taxes? They already do. Dangers of "Soak the Rich" -- http://is.gd/vobb #tcot #MnFreeMktInst
  16. @tylercowen Spammers in some way, most likely.
  17. "Government Motors" is no joke. See http://is.gd/uWCT. This makes me ill. At least I don't own a GM car. Plan to never do so, now. #tcot
  18. Do pro-freedom people spend too much time trying to reinstall Reagan era? #tcot
  19. One good thing about the recession: I picked up two chairs at an office furniture liquidation store. Lots of Herman Miller stuff.
  20. New report on money, lifestyle, says New Hampshire is the "most free" state. My take: http://is.gd/qiKW (PDF) #tcot