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Economist Explains The Housing Boom and Bust
Region: New YorkThe Housing Boom and Bust by Thomas Sowell ISBN 978-0-465-01880-2 Economist and columnist Thomas Sowell contends that the housing boom and bust were the result of government intervention in the economy. He e... more
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US Constitution Day 2009: Do You Know Where Your Constitution Is?
Region: New York
September 17th is Constitution Day in the United States. Do my fellow Americans know where their Constitution is? Their constitution remains in exile, shredded to tatters by Presidents, Congress, the Fede... more
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Improving US Healthcare Debate: Playing Doctor?
Region: New YorkAlthough I have my own views on improving healthcare in the USA, it is improving the healthcare debate that I wish to address, not the specifics of Obama's proposals ("Obamacare"). From all quarters, quotes are ... more
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Ron Paul's Audit The Fed Bill HR 1207
Region: New YorkFormer presidential candidate, physician and Congressman Ron Paul (Republican-Texas) introduced HR 1207 with the name "Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009", but known to its many supporters as the Audit T... more
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Cash For Clunkers: A Marker On The Road To Serfdom
Region: New YorkThe Obama administration's cash for clunkers program is another marker on the road to serfdom. We are indebted to Nobel Laureate Friedrich Hayek's insights into the baleful consequences of the welfare state i... more
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Obama's Chief Of Staff Has Plan For America
Region: New YorkBack in 2006, then-Congressman Rahm Emanuel (Democrat-Illinois) and Bruce Reed published a book called The Plan: Big Ideas For America (New York: Public Affairs, 2006 ISBN 13:978-1-58648-412-5). Emanuel is now W... more
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The Future Face of the Republican Party?
Region: Georgia
During the 1990s, there was no question who was the face of Republican Party. With his Contract with America, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich became a very aggressive and visible symbol of GOP ideology. However, ... more
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Urban Renewal Schemer Arrested Over Checks From Developer
Region: New York
On Long Island, New York Nassau County Legislator Roger Corbin (Democrat-Westbury) was arrested on charges of tax evasion and lying to federal agents about 81 checks totaling $225,000 from developer Ranjan Batheja, on... more
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MTA Payroll Tax Proposal Taxes Employment
Region: New YorkThe notion of a payroll tax on employers in New York City and seven other counties has become entrenched in financing proposals for the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). It would be levied against each $100 ... more
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Stop The Pork Lawsuit Butchered In Supreme Court
Region: New York
The Stop The Pork Lawsuit http://groundreport.com/articles.php?id=2875068 by a group of New York taxpayers, including myself ,to end corporate welfare and its funding of eminent domain abuse suffered a se... more
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