Piddling pug nabbed flouting law

Finally, the new tough-on-crime rhetoric begins to pay dividends.

And don’t any of you mealy-mouthed liberals start bellyaching about going easy on this scofflaw. He’s flouted society’s standards for far too long; it’s about time the long arm of the law finally caught up with him.

Now if the police would only get those damn kids off my lawn.

Utah to look at accepting gold for payment

The Mises Economics Blog has an interesting post on a report out of Salt Lake City regarding a commitment by Utah state Rep. John Dougall to file a bill that would require the state of Utah to accept payments in gold.

Utah residents would even be able to mint gold and silver coins under the legislation, according to the Salt Lake City Tribune.

“Fundamentally, what it comes down to is people’s concern about the fundamentally reckless policies at the federal reserve and what it does long-term to the financial standing of the country and giving folks another choice of monetary tools for their financial transactions,” Dougall said told the publication.