Archive for the ‘politics’ Category
Saturday, May 29th, 2010
Many people think that businesses to not like "regulations," that is government mandates and prohibitions on how they can operate. Economist Bruce Yandle provides many counter-examples. For the curious: In 1802, Why did the owners of newly built water-powered textile plants that support child labor laws in England? Why ...
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
My first article/post for the Huffington Post appeared today. It begins: "You oppose Medicaid and government-run schools? You're heartless and lack compassion." If you have ever made this accusation, even tacitly, I invite you to reconsider the government policies you support. Why does being compassionate mean supporting government-run ...
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Saturday, May 1st, 2010
The Cato Institute's John Samples, author of The Struggle to Limit Government, offers advice to those affiliated with the Tea Parties: Republicans aren't always your friends. Some tea partiers like big government.* Democrats aren't always your enemies. Smaller government demands restraint abroad. Leave social issues to the states. ...
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
Big week for health care. The U.S House of Representatives is likely to vote this week in a bill that includes the Senate Health Bill, HR 3590. Paul Hsieh M.D has written an update on the recent political machinations with links to contact information & summary arguments. Remember, ...
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Saturday, March 13th, 2010
I'd like to see a book or long article that describes how organized interests gain at others' expense from political mandates and controls that look benevolent on the surface. (They probably exist, and feel free to suggest any.) For example, consider what Damon Root at Reason magazine writes about "progressive" ...
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
Do you live in either Betsy Markey's district (4th, map) or Diana DeGette's district (1st, map)? If so, contact them (see end of post) and tell them to vote "no" on the Senate health "reform" bill or any scaled down version of it. This reform is terrible from both moral ...
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Tim Phillips at Americans for Prosperity summarizes the situation and has links to quick ways to contact your Senator and Representatives. An excerpt:
President Obama finally made it official yesterday: he wants Congress to ignore Senate rules - and the American people - and use a parliamentary trick called ...
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Contact your Colorado state senator about opposing this bill. From Vincent Carroll in the Denver Post:
HB 1193 requires out-of-state online retailers to collect sales tax from Colorado customers if those businesses have a relationship with a local "affiliate." ...
Democratic lawmakers are sleepwalking toward approval of a bill that could have ...
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
From Pajamas Media TV:
"Barack Obama ran an unprecedented Presidential campaign - utilizing the power of design to help secure the seat of the President of the United States of America. However, his iconic emblem, the ever present "O", holds more power than even Obama knows. Bill Whittle points out the ...
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009
The People's Press Collective has good resources for Colorado Elections 2009. Ross Kaminsky has additional comments for the Boulder election 2009 and the Jefferson County election.
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