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The Economy: Debate Highlights Conflicting Perspectives

So that’s the type of debate performance it takes to make the mainstream media finally abandon their propaganda for Obama–for a few minutes. The excuses from the President’s supporters are, it was the...

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Hands Off!

We have all heard talk about jobs during this Presidential campaign, yet we often have a hard time time moving beyond the rhetoric. Obama talks about how many jobs he has added to the economy, but what...

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Big Business Loves Big Government

It is a widely accepted myth that corporations are a right wing, free market capitalist phenomenon, but in reality big government has a essential role in breeding big business. In his 2007 book about...

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Global Warming: A Good Crisis Goes to Waste

Any politician who wishes to subvert the Constitution, and grow a powerful government, needs a good excuse. It just worked out for Woodrow Wilson that the great opportunity to transform society came...

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Bill to Allow Government to Read Your Email Without Warrant

A new bill introduced in the Senate would allow government agencies and officials to read your email, access your facebook, and see other online communications without a warrant. Senator Leahy (D-VT)...

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Taxing the Rich Will Make Our Problems Worse

As Warren Buffet calls for new taxes on the rich to “raise morale” among the middle class, we might want to glance across the pond and learn from the UK’s mistake. I’ve discussed on occasion the French...

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Free Market Would Cut Prices With Competition

The internet can provide a great opportunity to learn about free markets. According to this New York Times article, over Thanksgiving weekend competition among online retailers led to the price of a...

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A Farewell to Cats: Hemingway’s Feline Friends at Risk

Earnest Hemingway was given a cat by the captain of a ship, while Hemingway was living in Key West in the 1930′s. According to a Daily Caller article, Hemingway fell in love with the cat, and ever...

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Power Hungry EPA

Everywhere you look the Environmental Protection Agency is harassing law abiding citizens and businesses, just trying to make a living, or live in peace. Luckily, the latest power grab has been...

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Parental Rights: Who’s in Charge Here?

By Jen Lade I take my kids to a weekly playgroup to socialize with other moms while our kids run around. One time last March, a mom looked wistfully at her 5-year-old daughter and said, “I’m going to...

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Government Mandate: Less Pollution, More Cancer

The United States government has decided that “protecting the environment” is more important than preserving the health of Americans. The decision for which light bulbs we buy has been taken away from...

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Gov. Bobby Jindal: Kill Income Tax to Grow Economy

The Governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, has called for the elimination of the state income tax and corporate tax, and an increase in the state’s sales tax to cover the reduced revenue. Finally,...

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Pro-Golfer May Leave Cali, and U.S. to Avoid Effective Tax Rate of 63%

California is still leaking tax payers, because they have the highest state income tax rate in the nation. As America follows the lead of California and raises taxes, we will begin to see the people...

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EPA Kills at Least 3,900 Jobs

Improving the economy and creating jobs are apparently of no concern to the Obama administration, as new EPA regulations have prevented a coal power project from getting off the ground. According to...

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USDA and FDA Campaign of Harassment Against Small Farmers

A perfect example is provided by the documentary “Farmageddon”, directed by Kristin Canty, as to how federal law hurts small business, while promoting big corporations at the taxpayers’ expense....

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Bill in Congress Would Legalize and Tax Marijuana

A bill is being introduced in Congress to legalize marijuana at the federal level, tax it, and put it under the control of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, and Firearms. This comes as Colorado and...

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The Truth About Minimum Wage

Just after President Obama delivered the State of the Union address, we can see that consumer spending in January barely grew, just ticking up .1% compared to .5% in December, and 2.2% in the fourth...

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Get the Government Out of Marriage

by Jen Lade One of the many divisive issues in the United States is whether the federal government should allow two people of the same gender to get married. Ballot questions try to legalize it in some...

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Obamacare: Part Timers Go From Limited Coverage to No Coverage

Obamacare will force about 500 part time Universal Orlando employees out of health insurance by the year’s end. Currently part time workers at Universal pay about $18 a week for a limited coverage...

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Politicians Hold Voters Hostage with Spending Cuts

Despite what you may have heard about the negatives of sequestration, the expiration of the payroll tax actually covers the entire $85.3 billion in mandatory cuts. In fact, all the tax increases for...

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