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Alabama Republicans Raise Taxes on the Middle Class
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Share the post “Alabama Republicans Raise Taxes on the Middle Class”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSo the new Republican legislative majority was swept into power by fed-up, anxious Alabamians and pledged to fill the state’s yawning budget hole. They didn’t do it by, say, raising … Continue reading
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Don’t Tax Me, Bro
Share the post “Don’t Tax Me, Bro”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailCalifornia has a budget problem. So does Alabama. I wish Trevor Stokes, writer at my local newspaper, could use boldface in print: Frustrated residents, about 40 strong, gathered Thursday to protest a proposed property … Continue reading
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Tax Day Blog
Share the post “Tax Day Blog”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI’ll be covering an event within walking distance of my house today, carrying a US Army flag and recording the events for posterity. For me, tax day is a great day to be an American, … Continue reading
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GOP Senator Offers To Raise Taxes
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Share the post “GOP Senator Offers To Raise Taxes”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailYour eyes do not deceive you. In making the case to delay health care reform, Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) is willing to discuss a tax increase: “I believe there will be a … Continue reading
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Creationist Fail
Share the post “Creationist Fail”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailDinosaur Adventure Land, the creationist theme park in Florida where you can take your family to be indoctrinated into a Flintstones-based belief system, is being seized by the IRS after its founder-owners were convicted of tax … Continue reading
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Self-Defeat and Extremism
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Share the post “Self-Defeat and Extremism”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailHere’s Dick Cheney last weekend. Pay very close attention to the last thing he says in the video: I have to hand the Brass Balls award to Cheney. Invoking World War II as an example … Continue reading
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Of Patriots and Taxes
Share the post “Of Patriots and Taxes”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailPatriotism then: Patriotism now:
