some of you may have seen this already, but I thought I would share it.
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Before the "obvious economic failure of Eastern European socialism," [...]
Where does the government get its money anyway? While 65 percent understand the government's money is their taxpayer dollars at work, some 24 percent think the federal government has [...]
Here in Washington, we've all seen'" [...]
With all the talk of the stimulus and how much should it be or if it should be at all, there appears to be one thing missing from the equation. How the heck are "we" going to pay for this?
Government can essentially pay for things 3 different ways:
1) Tax it
2) [...]
I guess I am not earth friendly.
With this type of policy we would be well on our way on the road to serfdom.
See the 2nd paragraph (some emphasis by yours truly):
Jonathon Porritt, who chairs the government’s Sustainable Development Commission, says curbing population growth through contraception and abortion must be [...]
OK America, we need to get off this consumption bandwagon and get back to saving. Consumption is what has caused this mess and consumption will NOT get us out of it. Our lack of savings in this country is abysmal and we need to get back on the road to [...]
The law, aimed at keeping lead-filled merchandise away from children, mandates that all products sold for those age 12 and younger -- including clothing -- be tested for lead and phthalates, which are chemicals used to make plastics more pliable. Those that haven't been tested will be considered [...]
We've made it abundantly clear here how opposed we are to the federal government's bailout of the auto industry. As native Michiganders, one could argue we're campaigning against our own self-interest with this opposition. The demise of the auto industry might well kill the economically terminally ill state of Michigan. [...]
As recession fears cause the nation to embrace greater state control of the economy and unimaginable federal deficits, one searches in [...]
Any guess as to what the net equity position is of the U.S. federal government?
Perhaps you've noticed we've been rather quiet here at RightCuz since election day. It's true. KCuz and I have been privately chatting back and forth but haven't felt the need to spout off concerning the election results since last Tuesday's returns came in.
In fact, this approach might be the best [...]
Thanks to JVD for this one. Perhaps this is "old news", but at least we finally found the story and from the New York Times no less.
Here's the opening paragraphs of the article.
In a move [...]
In 1994, the Republican Party, led by Newt Gingrich, created "The Contract with America." It consisted of a list of concrete measures the Republicans promised to pass into law should they win a majority in the US House of Representatives. The following November, the American people gave the GOP control [...]
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By Ron PaulEditor's note: Ron Paul is a Republican congressman from Texas who ran for his party's nomination for president this year. He is a doctor [...]
As we here at RightCuz await the arrival of the McCain/Palin ticket in Grand Rapids, I thought I would offer what I consider the "big 3" issues that may help the McCain/Palin ticket win Michigan in November.
#1 Economy - nuff said?
Time to reform the economy and we can do it [...]
The potential political consequences of Sarah Palin have been chewed over from every imaginable angle.
Though there is plenty to ponder, one [...]
[...] DENVER — John McCain will wait until noon ET Friday to name his vice presidential running mate, senior campaign officials told FOX News.
FOX News confirmed Thursday that McCain had made his selection. McCain [...]
and the beat goes on......
Now there's an accusation that the gymnasts are under the age of 16 (minimum age since 1997). There are some reports that some of the Chinese competitors were represented to be 14 in some recent publications.
Full NY Times article
Officials with the International Gymnastics Federation said [...]
Rising food and energy prices have received a lot of media attention lately, along with concerns about the threat of inflation. The chart above (using BLS data via [...]
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