At the age of 15 I took a job at a local pizza joint. It was part time work on the weekend if I was needed. I would usually get called at about 7:00pm on Friday and Saturday nights. $1.30 an hour.  Closing time was around 11:00 pm and it took… Read full post »

 I would like to educate people on what really happened in New Orleans.  Just to point out, I am not just talking ignorantly. I grew up in the unincorporated area west of  N.O. called Metairie (pronounced met Uh ree).  I played or rode bicycles and motorcycles on many of  the… Read full post »

David R. Kamerschen, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
University of Georgia


Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes; it would go something like this:

The first four men… Read full post »