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The Consequences of Ignorance

June 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I believe that greater than any disease is the issue of ignorance. I often talk to well meaning folks who have so many opinions about the Bush Administration and the economy while the facts that would truly advise them are totally ignored.
One lady told me that Bush is raising the price of oil to […]

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Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · Conservatism · Nanny State · National News · Our Community · Politics · Taxation

Housing Bailout Moves Forward in Congress

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Last Thursday the House of Representatives voted 266-154 to advance a $300 billion program of taxpayer-financed mortgages to home speculators and their lenders.
The bill does not protect taxpayers. The bill gives six-figure taxpayer loans to people who have terrible credit scores and to people who have made fewer than 12 payments on their existing mortgages. […]

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Tags: Conservatism · From the Liberal's Mouth · Nanny State · National News · Politics · Taxation

A Charity Bill That Would Keep People From Giving

May 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Rev. Dr Tommy Davis gave me the heads-up on this great article written by Deneen Borelli about the misguided California State legislation, the “The Foundation Diversity and Transparency Act” (AB 624), that would require charitable foundations with assets of $250 million or more to report the race, sex and sexual preferences of its staff, board […]

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Tags: Conservatism · From the Liberal's Mouth · Nanny State · Politics · State Politics · Taxation

Reform Day 2008

April 26th, 2008 · No Comments

My friend, Charlie, that posts to the RC Pirate Forum and is also a participant on the D&C Editorial Blog and Forum sent me a pdf packet for Reform Day 2008 that’s being sponsored by Common Cause of New York. Here’s the announcement for the event, that takes place on April 29, 2008:
On April 29, […]

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Tags: Our Community · Politics · State Politics · Taxation

A special tax day gift, courtesy of Eliot Spitzer

April 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

So, today is the day where the state and federal governments demand we be forced to testify against ourselves so they can collect money from us. Those of us from New York know that we’re a special kind of state. A state where, any dime left in your pocket is a dime that Albany simply […]

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Tags: State Politics · Taxation