Amendment 49 | The Ivory Tower Explanation

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Jon Caldera explains the proposed Amendment 49 to the Colorado constitution. From EthicalStandardsNow.org: Government should not be the bagman for special interests. Amendment 49 will prohibit governments from bundling money from public employees' paychecks and delivering the cash to special interests who use it to lobby politicians. Government should be using our ...

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Subsidize consumers, not producers (if you must subsidize)

Friday, August 15th, 2008

People who think government has a role in making sure everyone has access to health care or education often conclude the the only way to do this is to force taxpayers to fund government-controlled insurance (Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP) and government schools.  But this does not follow from their stated concern. It ...

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