Tag Archives: Fair Tax

Blinded By Their Own Baloney

For several years now one of the ways the Tea Party/Republicans have displayed their economic ignorance is by supporting the Fair Tax, which is basically a sales or consumption tax.  I will not get into all the details here – … Continue reading

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Contrast Of Intentions

Call me a cynic if you will but when I hear that Republicans are trying to fast track a regulatory bill I get a little suspicious of their intentions.  Last Thursday the Senate passed a bill aimed at prohibiting members … Continue reading

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Contrast Of Intentions

Call me a cynic if you will but when I hear that Republicans are trying to fast track a regulatory bill I get a little suspicious of their intentions.  Last Thursday the Senate passed a bill aimed at prohibiting members … Continue reading

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Conference Politics

I don’t know if it was his original idea but until corrected I will give attribution for it to Chris Matthews because I first heard him talk in these terms.  Months ago he likened the campaign for the Republican Presidential … Continue reading

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9-9-9 Exposed

Over the last several decades there have been two tax reform plans that have gotten a lot of attention, particularly on the right.  They both have similar names and sound good at first glance.  I am speaking of the Flat … Continue reading

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Between The Softball Game And The Party Game

For those of you who tuned into Fox News at 9 pm Eastern Time last night looking for a Presidential debate and thought a softball game was on your television, you were confused.  Take heart, you were not alone.

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Words To Win By

Republicans have always kicked Democrats’ butts in the verbiage game.  Truth notwithstanding, (which seems to be a Republican principle), phrases like “death panel”, “Fair Tax” and “Pro-Life” sound great.  I have come up with ten words that Democrats need to … Continue reading

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The Banishment of Rand Paul

Only having served one month as a member of the Republican minority in the Senate it would be seemingly impossible to deserve induction into Harry’s Hell but Rand Paul’s actions have been so outrageous and the reputation he gained on … Continue reading

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Paul Ryan “Economic Genius”

Paul Ryan, (R, WI-1), is the Chairman of the House Budget Committee and the Republican “Budget Czar”.  He authored, “A Roadmap for America’s Future”.  He would like us to think that if we listened to him we would be following … Continue reading

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SPECIAL NOTICE – The Fair Tax Essay

With the help of my technical support people, thanks Judy and Suzie, I have finally been able to post the first in what will be a series of essays.  This particular one is on The Fair Tax which I made … Continue reading

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