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Greater Liberty for This Nation
Posted on January 24th, 2006 on
One of my friends has recently taken a deeper interest in politics, and e-mailed me to ask what I think “will bring this nation greater li...

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Sin Tax for Gluttony
Posted on January 18th, 2006 on
The idea of taxing unhealthy food has been around for years, but has never actually been used. The obvious reason is because the food lobby ...

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Tax Cuts Cut Deeper Than We Think
Posted on December 14th, 2005 on
Congress is busy this month quickly passing tax cuts for the rich before Republicans lose control of all three branches of government. According to...

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The Credit Card Industry Is Running Amok
Posted on December 11th, 2005 on
I opined, back when the banking industry was lobbying for restraints on Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings, that it was rather the banking industry th...

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The Bush Obscenity Parade Marches On
Posted on December 9th, 2005 on
A business owner who wants his company to thrive in the long term cares about the job satisfaction of everyone in his employ. He or she ai...

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Bush’s Hot Air Recognized As A Greenhouse Gas
Posted on November 26th, 2005 on
In September 2004, California adopted new automobile emissions regulations which would greatly decrease carbon dioxide emissions while requiring mo...

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House Deficit Bill Targets Poor, Likely Democrats
Posted on November 18th, 2005 on
The GOP-controlled House narrowly passed a new budget-cutting plan that aims to cut fifty billion dollars from the national deficit in five year...

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Taxation Without Representation
Posted on November 14th, 2005 on
What is this country coming to? New Hampshire is taxing people out of their homes by putting a price on the view from their windows. Granted, peop...

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National Debt, International Problem
Posted on September 26th, 2005 on
Governments are disagreeing about whether or not Alan Greenspan actually said that “we have lost control” of the federal budget deficit. Whether or not Gr...

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Too Ill For Health Care
Posted on September 14th, 2005 on
If you have ever been ill enough to need major medical care, you will understand the following statistics. The Kaiser Family Foundation pr...

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NAFTA, CAFTA
Posted on September 13th, 2005 on
Controversy rages over US policy concerning free trade and the agricultural markets. Now, I am certainly no expert; but it seems American po...

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