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Tag: tax dollars

Aug 11
2011

Rick Scott's Super Cheap Health Care

Politics

Rick Scott, another darling of the Tea Party, gets some really cheap health care: Gov. Rick Scott, a critic of the federal health care overhaul, is paying less than $400 a year for health insurance for himself and his wife. While Scott is accepting no salary for his job as governor, the multimillionaire and former […]

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Mar 24
2011

But I Thought There Were No Stimulus Projects In Ohio?

Politics

For two years we have heard Republicans complain that the stimulus didn’t spark any projects in Ohio. Even John Boehner repeated this claim over and over again. So then why this legislation? A measure banning signs that tout federal stimulus spending along Ohio’s roadways cleared the Republican-led Ohio Senate and is expected to pass the […]

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Apr 7
2010

The Tea Party Wants To Kick People Off Of Public Land

Politics

Wow these people really are about freedom – aren’t they? Beware liberal infiltrators, Tea Party organizers are looking for you. Tricksters aiming to crash next week’s nationwide Tax Day protests to taint the activists as racist will have to dodge the eyes of event organizers, Tea Partiers say. “We are going to very aggressively police […]

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Jan 18
2010

Wall Street Ready To Fight The Bank Tax

Economy

Now that the American people have bailed out the banking system and our leaders are looking at ways to recoup the hundreds of billions of tax dollars we have spent, Wall Street is starting to look at ways to get out of paying us back. According to an article in today’s New York Times, the […]

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Jan 15
2010
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Peter Orszag: The Computer Did It

Science

Actually the White House budget director gives a very sound and reasonable explanation: A big reason why the government is inefficient and ineffective is because Washington has outdated technology, with federal workers having better computers at home than in the office. This startling admission came Thursday from Peter Orszag, who manages the federal bureaucracy for […]

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Dec 2
2009

It’s Like Iraq All Over

National Security

Once President Obama announced a timeline to start drawing down troops in Afghanistan we knew that the right would start attacking it. Right on cue we have John McCain telling Good Morning America that the timeline will “embolden” the enemy: “I trust his [McChrystal’s] judgment enormously but I also understand that both our enemies and […]

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Sep 17
2009

The Selfish Motivations Of Tea Baggers

Misc

I just read this on Think Progress: “These individuals came all the way from Southeast Texas to protest the excessive spending and growing government intrusion by the 111th Congress and the new Obama administration,” Brady wrote. “These participants, whose tax dollars were used to create and maintain this public transit system, were frustrated and disappointed […]

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May 11
2009

Footloose

Misc

In real life: FINDLAY, Ohio – A northwest Ohio teenager has been suspended by his Christian school because he attended another high school’s prom. Officials at Heritage Christian School in Findlay had warned 17-year-old Tyler Frost that he would be suspended and prohibited from attending graduation if he went to the public school dance over […]

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May 6
2009

Tough Local Times

Misc

Here in the greater Cincinnati area we saw 16 tax levies on the ballot yesterday. Of those 16 only 5 passed. The local news reports showed people all saying the same thing; “we want to support it, but the economy is just too rough”. Of course a lot of the levies were for schools and […]

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Apr 13
2009

Is Tax Money Going To Shut Down Bloggers?

Misc

This story is from Saturday and I haven’t seen much mention of it: The bank has instructed Wall Street law firm Chadbourne & Parke to pursue blogger Mike Morgan, warning him in a recent cease-and-desist letter that he may face legal action if he does not close down his website. Florida-based Mr Morgan began a […]

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