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Monday, November 17th, 2008
From Reuters, November 17:
GREENSBURG, Indiana (Reuters) - The rest of the country may have been debating the possible bankruptcy of America's iconic automakers on Monday, but in southeast Indiana more than 1,000 U.S. workers were cheering the opening of Honda's newest assembly plant. ...
The rise of Honda's mammoth new ...
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
My piece published in Saturday's Daily Camera:
It's wrong for government to bail out failing businesses, financial institutions, and irresponsible home "owners" who cannot pay back loans. This just rewards people for making poor decisions. This punishes both financially responsible taxpayers and successful businesses that profit by producing what consumers ...
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
This parable is does an excellent job explaining how the incrimental growth of seemingly benevolent government programs can result in taking away our freedom.
[A student asks a professor...], 'Do you know how to catch wild pigs?' The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line. The ...
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
The Longmont Times-Call published the following article of mine in the print edition last Friday.
Voters should oppose Ballot Issue 1B, the "Worthy Cause" tax --no matter how worthy the causes are. The sales tax for Boulder County non-profits is wrong and should end. It's wrong for the taxpayers forced to ...
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
My contribution to the November 1, 2008 Daily Camera Editorial Advisory Board. (printed version)
Beware Mark Udall's health care policy. He evaded a simple question in the Camera's Candidate Profile: "Should the federal government follow the lead of Massachusetts and have a mandatory health care plan?" His website clarifies: "I believe ...
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
From last week's Daily Camera Editorial Advisory Board:
The question: "Recent debate on economics and politics has been framing recent events in terms of socialism and capitalism. Is this warranted or a sign of hyperbolic rhetoric?" My response:
Debating political issues in terms of socialism and capitalism helps address a fundamental question: ...
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
The Denver Post posted my letter on-line a couple weeks ago:
Amendment 59 Raises Taxes
Re: “SAFE gets Colorado back on track,” Sept. 25 Gail Schoettler column.
Amendment 59 is based on deception, and former Colorado State Treasurer Gail Schoettler perpetuates this deceit.
Amendment 59 would raise your taxes. Schoettler denies this, saying that ...
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
The Rocky Mountain News printed my letter to the editor earlier this week about Colorado Amendment 59. Click here for the on-line version with reader comments. A scan of the print version is here.
A DIFFERING VIEW: Count on taxes rising if Amendment 59 passes
The Rocky should regret endorsing the deceptive ...
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Ari Armstrong at FreeColorado.com has some good insight on why Amendment 47 is a bad idea. Some excerpts:
The problem with Amendment 47 is that it interferes with the freedom of contract. That this interferes with the employee's "freedom to choose" is irrelevant. ... Beyond the context of individual rights, the ...
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
In today's Denver Post, Jessica Peck Corry of the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative writes:
The Colorado Civil Rights Initiative would once and for all prohibit our government from discriminating on the basis of race or gender in public education, public contracting, and public hiring.
Every day in Colorado, our government preaches ...
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