Cave, Flag, Free Market, American Solutions, free speech
In Articles by Staff, first amendment, freedom of speech, liberty on February 9, 2010 at 2:08 pm
Yeah, there are some bad things happening, but we live in the GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
As snowstorms cause chaos, people OPEN UP THEIR HOMES to neighbors and community members.
We watched an NFL team with odds stacked against them (coming from a recovering city) win a Superbowl, with plenty of commercials to remind us that we have FREE SPEECH.
We start buying chocolate, flowers, jewelry for that Valentine in a FREE MARKET where we still have choices about what we can buy, and our shelves are stacked with goods.
And, we are each afforded the opportunity to do whatever we want and believe in, we are able to work hard, we are able to start a business, start a career, start a family, and run for office.
And we fly that beautiful flag, amidst the snow. We really do live in the greatest country in the world.
By Joni Cave
casida, food, good food, leslie fiet, local, mini's cupcakes, natural foods, salt lake city, support local, utah
In Food Stories, Local Economies, Local Food Systems, Restaurants on February 9, 2010 at 1:35 pm
Photo Coutesty Paul Alhadef Photography www.alhadefphoto.com
On a recent trip to Salt Lake City, our Good American Post (GAP) staff was able to indulge in the finest cupcake store we had ever encountered. Mini’s Cupcakes, a locally-owned and eclectically-decorated cupcake store tantalized our sweet-tooth with various concoctions like:
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s -Madagascar Vanilla Bean Cupcake with Tiffany Blue Creme Cheese Frosting topped with edible gems
- The Diva – Dark Belgium Chocolate Cupcake with Pink Creme Cheese Frosting
- Lemon Pie – Lemon Cupcake filled with tart Lemon Curd with Toasted Swiss Meringue Frosting
- Southern Comfort - A traditional southern Red Velvet Cake (not so much red) with Creme Cheese Frosting topped with pecans
Leslie Fiet, the owner and chef-baker, was kind enough to let us take our time ordering and enjoying the cupcakes and various cupcake paraphernalia that is located throughout the shop.
Upon examining her menu, I was pleasantly surprised at the number of ingredients (nearly everything) sourced locally, and as a marketer, very happy to see her marketing these aspects of her business, that are key to enticing consumers like myself and our GAP-Staff.
“Mini’s is committed to buy local whenever possible for the products we use in our baking and sandwich making. As a small business, we appreciate the support of our community and we in turn want to support other locally owned and operated businesses.”
In addition to this, she is committed to high-quality natural ingredients.
“In today’s world of fast and processed food we sometimes forget to ask what is in our food and where it comes from. We are proud to tell you that our cupcakes are made from scratch using the best ingredients possible. We are still looking for a few local providers for some items, so if you know of some place that we may be able to support please let us know.”
Cheers to this local business, we can’t wait to get back to Utah!
By Tisha Casida
GMC, casida, Free Market, Toyota, recall, intervention, competitor, laidoffpodcast.com
In ECON 101, Government Spending & Control on February 8, 2010 at 11:24 pm
(I do realize this is not a GMC vehicle, but I love these cars)
In talking with two of the hosts, Bob & Brandon, of laidoffpodcast.com, Brandon mentioned this story – the fact that the US Government was contemplating levying a fine against Toyota. Since the U.S. government is the largest stockholder of Toyota’s rival GMC, that would mean that the same people who are potentially levying a fine under the auspices of government, are actually the competition.
Although I am most sure that these people’s hearts are in the right places (those in government), and that they are trying to enforce justice and ensure this kind of event does not happen again, this presents the problems with government intervention in industry.
Government’s heavy hand in any economic activity is questionable, however when the government is a shareholder and a stakeholder, that changes the “playing field” for competitors. Period. If our government had some type of fiscal responsibility it may be warranted, but since there is almost no limit to what they are willing and “able” to spend, we are left with a short-term very tough competitor in the competitions of the free-market.
By Tisha Casida
