https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2009/11/11/the-rendezvous-with-scarcity-rolls-on/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 10:34:34 -0400<![CDATA[As Rand Simberg writes, Barack Obama, while on the campaign trail last year, &#8220;persuaded many small business people to pull in their horns and make plans to keep a low profile (including laying people off) in order to avoid the wealth confiscation of the populist, socialist, economic storm they saw coming with his election.&#8221; And once in office, he&#8217;s very much kept up that tone. What could he have done instead?]]>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:31:15 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2009/11/11/the-rendezvous-with-scarcity-rolls-on-n250528