Tag: government
member name: Charles Temm JR
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September 05, 2007 03:20 PM EDT --
House Transportation Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN) has proposed to increase federal gas taxes 5 cents a gallon. Meanwhile in the Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep John . . .
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June 11, 2008 01:03 PM EDT --
One of the Mitt Romney's centerpieces in his recent presidential bid was the Massachusetts attempt to get universial health care called Coomonwealth Care. He touted it as a good model for the . . .
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July 17, 2009 04:15 PM EDT --
For many of us throughout the political spectrum, we breathed a sigh of relief that the Bush backed REAL ID was shot down by massive grassroots opposition a few years ago. In one of the few issues . . .
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July 03, 2008 02:11 PM EDT --
The Citizens Against Government Waste select their June winner for the raping of the Treasury. Doubtless of course, the noise about this particular winner will be muted because of his affialtion. . . .
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August 11, 2008 02:47 PM EDT --
The percentage of Americans who actually pay any income tax (not social security/medicare/state-local taxes) after earned income and various other credits is dropping every year.
With fewer . . .
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February 18, 2009 01:49 PM EST --
In what has become an annual political football, the District of Columbia is again demanding a voting representative in Congress.
A plan being offered gives them that in return for an extra seat for . . .
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October 29, 2007 05:28 PM EDT --
Recently the President of the Czech Republic visited the US and gave a speech at the CATO Institute. In it, he outlined what he, believed were the greatest dangers to the handful of free nations . . .
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February 12, 2008 10:21 AM EST --
For some time now I've followed politics in general and this primary season in particular. Other than the hard cores cheering for a party, does anyone really feel the best and brightest . . .
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June 04, 2008 03:58 PM EDT --
One of the many positions the Democrat Party as an institution cannot change is the policy on inheritance or death taxes. While some members of the party openly decrie the morality of government . . .
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February 27, 2009 11:58 AM EST --
Energy Secretary Steven Chu raised his hand to place a caveat about assumptions of the Obama cap and trade proposal placed in the new budget. Chu; held up as an example of a highly informed/intelligent . . .
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September 05, 2007 11:04 AM EDT --
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it, and then misapplying the wrong remedies.” —Groucho Marx
LOL, figured that title would get the attention . . .
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November 29, 2007 10:31 AM EST --
One thing that is remarkable about many of the political articles published here on Gather.com is the worries about encroaching Federal powers. To be sure, much of what is the current fears is driven . . .
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November 08, 2007 10:32 AM EST --
Over the last few weeks, I've picked up some more odds and ends that I'd like to share.
Taxation is an issue that most Americans do not really seem to pay much attention to. The . . .
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July 17, 2008 07:33 PM EDT --
Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments. This is both historically and logically true. Of course the government can help to sustain ideals and can create institutions through which . . .
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February 01, 2009 01:55 PM EST --
I wrote this in November of 2007 regarding an assault on political free speech by state/county governments in Oklahoma. 14 plus months later, the State Supreme Court threw this whole mess out. . . .
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September 10, 2007 12:59 PM EDT --
Its been some 70 plus years but New Deal rules still impact the economy. No, I'm not talking about the big ones on labor, utility etc sectors. What I'm talking about here involves the . . .
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September 18, 2007 12:39 PM EDT --
Couple of quick things I came across in the my readings lately...
Andrew Stern, head of the Service Employees Union, is trying to get Repubs to talk to to his members. Almost a quarter of them are . . .
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May 15, 2008 10:31 AM EDT --
SR80 has been introduced into the Senate. This bill would mandate gun owners with concealed carry permits would have these honored throughout the US as drivers licences are. Over half the nation . . .
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January 26, 2009 02:33 PM EST --
"A wise prince will seek means by which his subjects will always and in every possible condition of things have need of his government, and then they will always be faithful to him." --Niccolo . . .
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October 31, 2009 04:39 PM EDT --
The Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) have again published their honored Porker of the Month. This time it's another one of those politicians who think mouthing a principle is all that . . .
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