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Un-Healthy Care
From a policy standpoint, Hillary
Clinton, Barrack Obama and John
Edwards are in bed with Michael
Moore. Not a pretty picture. May they
all agree on a sleep number...
Imus Isn’t “In the Morning” Any
More
During his best years, Don Imus, the
New York based radio personality
known for pushing the envelope of
taste and civility never disappointed
listeners looking for rude, crude and
mostly sophomoric satire. He could be
the funniest thing you heard all day.
You’d talk about the morning skit or
ribald quips first thing in the office.
Anyone who listened regularly knew
you weren’t tuning in to “All Things
Considered” on NPR.
Don't Fear the Terrorists, Fear
Rosie
"Don't fear the terrorists. They're
mothers and fathers", she advises. I’m
speaking of the modern political and
social philosopher of daytime TV,
Rosie O’Donnell. A true heavyweight in
her field...
An Angel's Story
In the classic movie, It’s a Wonderful
Life, Zuzu says “…every time a bell
rings, an angel gets his wings.” Meet
the accomplished Angel Nieves Diaz.
Court documents indicate what he
accomplished prior to his most recent
murder conviction was...
Fairness Doctrine or Fair Game?
Do you need a politically appointed
bureaucrat to help you get information
you use to form political opinions?
Enter Congressman Maurice Hinchey,
(D-NY). He plans to bring to the floor
his Media Ownership Reform Act
(MORA). Its intent is twofold. It is meant
to shrink...
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Why Cut Off an Ear
When You Can Cut Off a Head
October 17, 2007
I’m a big believer in smaller government. Any chance to reduce the size of government,
any government, is a chance worth taking. Whether you have a chef’s knife or just a pare
knife at you disposal, take a cut out of government when you can. One California mayor
has set the table for his city.
Enter Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. He has been uncommonly candid in
expressing his 110 percent support for a 10 percent cut to the city’s telephone utility users
tax. In Mayor Villaraigosa’s Los Angeles, citizens will have the opportunity to vote
themselves a tax cut by supporting a ballot measure reducing this particular users tax to
nine percent, down from the current 10 percent. The tax is paid by telephone users,
collected by the phone service providers and sent to the city. To earn this revenue, the
Mayor has to do nothing, so it won’t take quality time away from his affairs of office or any
of his other affairs for that matter.
Currently, the telephone utility users tax translates into about $270 million of the city’s
total budget revenue of over $6.6 billion. The measure to shave 10 percent off the $270
million will appear on the ballot on February 5 when polls will be filled with presidential
primary voters. If this sounds like a good deal, think again.
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When You Can Cut Off a Head
October 17, 2007
I’m a big believer in smaller government. Any chance to reduce the size of government,
any government, is a chance worth taking. Whether you have a chef’s knife or just a pare
knife at you disposal, take a cut out of government when you can. One California mayor
has set the table for his city.
Enter Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. He has been uncommonly candid in
expressing his 110 percent support for a 10 percent cut to the city’s telephone utility users
tax. In Mayor Villaraigosa’s Los Angeles, citizens will have the opportunity to vote
themselves a tax cut by supporting a ballot measure reducing this particular users tax to
nine percent, down from the current 10 percent. The tax is paid by telephone users,
collected by the phone service providers and sent to the city. To earn this revenue, the
Mayor has to do nothing, so it won’t take quality time away from his affairs of office or any
of his other affairs for that matter.
Currently, the telephone utility users tax translates into about $270 million of the city’s
total budget revenue of over $6.6 billion. The measure to shave 10 percent off the $270
million will appear on the ballot on February 5 when polls will be filled with presidential
primary voters. If this sounds like a good deal, think again.
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