GOVERNMENT AUCTIONS AIR

"Let every man skin his own skunk." - Common Wisdom

UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF GOVERNMENT
WHERE DOES ALL THAT CASH COME FROM?

Auction Reaps Billions - Not Counted By Tax-Watch Groups
" A sudden spurt of bidding has turned what was shaping up as a bust into the most robust auction of wireless spectrum the federal government has ever conducted... The weeklong auction cleared a crucial stage on Jan. 31 as the combined bids for the five swaths of spectrum being sold reached $15.64 billion..." - Olga Kharif, BusinessWeek, 2/1/08

$15.64 BILLION? And this privilege fee isn't even included when the various tax-watch groups argue which party taxes us more, Republicans or Democrats. - 2q(Jim)

LOVE THOSE LAWYERS

PAYBACKS ARE HELL

"The attorney who sued Clint Eastwood over disability accommodations at his hotel near Carmel was himself sued Tuesday on allegations his office bathroom was not wheelchair friendly. The federal suit was brought by George Louie, executive director of Oakland-based Americans with Disabilities Advocates. He alleges the bathroom and other amenities at attorney Paul Rein's office in Oakland violate the Americans with Disabilities Act." - Associated Press, April 23, 2002

• What do you have when a lawyer is buried up to his neck in sand?
  Not enough sand.
• How can you tell when a lawyer is lying?
  His lips are moving.
• Do you know how to save a drowning lawyer?
  Take your foot off his head.

Grass Roots Philosophy

• "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it." - submitted by Dick S., Sun City, AZ.
• "Never interrupt when you are being flattered" - submitted by Bob F., California
• "Only politicians and receive cost of living increases during recessions." - 2q(Jim)
• "There are few grave legal questions involved in a poor estate." - Ed Howe (1853 - 1937)