Kevin Bae

Non-Social in a Socially Networked World

Tag: government

  • Regulations kill

    For all those people who think we don’t have enough regulations watch this video by veteran journalist John Stossel. He shows how dumb state and federal regulations are responsible for the slow roll out of testing, the unavailability of hospital beds, and the shortage of doctors and nurses in some cities and states. The regulations…

  • Homeless have more liberty than your average taxpayer (assuming some homeless pay taxes)

    Governor J.B. Pritzker’s illustrious Executive Order fantastically exempts homeless people from “sheltering in place.” So they’re free to spread the dreaded Coronavirus to anyone they come in contact with. But rest easy. They are “strongly” urged to obtain shelter. What stupid ass nonsense is this? In addition, these “shelter in place” orders aren’t worth the…

  • Letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune

    I just fired off this letter to the editor. Hopefully it gets printed and people don’t try to string me up for having lack of compassion for my fellow man. I just think that everything the American people and the federal government are doing is far in excess of what was required. Here is the…

  • Illinois gives me another reason to move out

    My wife and I are already starting our search to move out of the State of Illinois. Our primary reason is financial. Our property taxes are simply too high. With the knowledge that over half of what we pay in taxes goes to pension debt means that less than half of our tax dollars actually…