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I dunno, will cutting off the tax break for “corporate jet owners” and such really bump FedGov’s income by 61 percent?

I’ve been reading a lot about bringing the spendthrift FedGov under control. In some circles it is fashionable to say that we have deficits because the “rich” don’t pay their “fair share.” Somewhere in my reading it was stated that if we increased the income tax rate for ALL taxpayers to 100% we would still […]

Someone sent me a link noting: “Why Taxing The Rich Doesn’t Work:> <http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/04/14/tax-cuts-vs-tax-hikes/> Now, of course, he meant that taxing the rich doesn’t work to balance the federal budget. Clearly though, Taxing The Rich Does Work when you have other goals. Will taxing the rich get some politicians re-elected? Yes. Will taxing the rich further shift the […]

The long form: Open a Washington, D.C. phone directory to the Federal Government section. Note the first FedGov government office listed. Look in the Constitution to see if FedGov is actually empowered by the states to do whatever this department does. If it isn’t Constitutional, eliminate it. Repeat for each listed federal agency. The short […]

Why are we, The U.S.A., taking sides in a civil war? When I heard that the “international community” wanted Moammar Khaddafy out of Libya, I wondered: Is Khaddafy or Libya signatory to some treaty or compact that surrenders to the “international community” rights of self-determination of the Libyan people? No matter how bad Khaddafy may […]