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November 3, 2009

To the editor:The money we pay in taxes is there to pay the expenses of operating the government within the bounds of the Constitution. Instead, our politicians are using it to buy votes by giving away benefits welfare, health care, etc. from the public trough. In doing so they appear to be caring and concerned, [...]

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We the People – Mike Pence Video

November 3, 2009

Mike Pence republican congressman from Indiana gives an impassioned speech concerning this abomination that will be thrust upon the American people if the forces of darkness that have taken over get their way. Let your voice be heard and we may be able to stop tyranny in this country that will end it as we [...]

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Going Galt an Ode’ to Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged

November 3, 2009

Year after year this epic tome by Ayn Rand has been a low level hit. Recently, as this cautionary tale becomes the prophecy of what is happening in our world, it has become more popular than ever. “Going Galt” is becoming a cry heard more and more as the statists demand that wealth be redistributed [...]

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Hot Air » Blog Archive » Reason TV: Ayn Rand’s relevance

November 2, 2009

Reason TV kicks off its Ayn Rand retrospective this week with a look at how suddenly relevant the philosopher and novelist has become. A-list Hollywood stars want to make a movie from Atlas Shrugged, and suddenly “going Galt” has become a popular catchphrase for producer strikes. Who would have guessed that the era of Hope [...]

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Tax refugees staging escape from New York

October 27, 2009

New Yorkers are fleeing the state and city in alarming numbers — and costing a fortune in lost tax dollars, a new study shows. More than 1.5 million state residents left for other parts of the United States from 2000 to 2008, according to the report from the Empire Center for New York State Policy. [...]

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U.S. Said to Order Deep Pay Cuts at Bailed-Out Companies – Politics and Government US News Story – CNBC.com

October 21, 2009

Responding to the growing furor over the paychecks of executives at companies that received billions of dollars in the government’s financial rescue, the Obama administration will order the companies that received the most aid to deeply slash the compensation to their highest paid executives, an official involved in the decision said on Wednesday.Kenneth FeinbergAPKenneth R. [...]

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Global CIO: IBM Is Being Railroaded By Our Clueless Justice Dept. — InformationWeek

October 13, 2009

So we’ve learned recently that our representatives in Congress put in a work-week of about 2.5 days. Well, our country’s economy and global competitiveness might both be strengthened greatly if we could persuade the Keystone Cops who make up the Justice Dept.’s antitrust circus to do the Congress one better and work only 2.5 days [...]

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Dollar facing ‘power-shift’: analysts

October 12, 2009

The dollar’s position as the world’s leading reserve currency faces increased pressure as the financial crisis allows emerging economies greater influence on the world stage, analysts said.A report last week in The Independent claiming that China, Russia and Gulf States are among nations prepared to ditch the dollar for oil trades has heightened the uncertainty [...]

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Whodunit? Sneak attack on U.S. dollar – Eamon Javers – POLITICO.com

October 8, 2009

It’s the biggest mystery in global finance right now: Who conducted a sneak attack on the U.S. dollar this week?It began with a thinly sourced but highly explosive report Monday in a British newspaper: Arab oil sheiks are conspiring with the Russians and Chinese to quit using the dollar to set the value of oil [...]

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Risky business: States tax the rich at their peril – Yahoo! News

September 28, 2009

ALBANY, N.Y. – This year, New York’s deep-pocketed rich were required to dig even deeper to help shore up state finances. They now pay higher taxes on their income and on limousines and yachts, more to enter a horse in a race and more to dabble in real estate. Meanwhile, many are losing millions from [...]

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