24 May 2007 - Granite Grok

May 24, 2007

Newt on the Fair Tax

On Monday May 21st, Newt spent part of his day here in NH, first at a book signing at Wal Mart and then at a meeting of his group, "American Solutions for Winning the Future" (ASWF), hosted by the folks from VictoryNH. . I filmed his entire talk at ASWF and have finally started chunking out the …

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About those healthcare costs… Part 3. What if Wal Mart got in the act? (GASP!)

    . In prior postings on the subject, I noted that the delivery of health care services in my local region is controlled in total by a single monopoly. I wrote …the local "non profit" health-delivery institution is, for all intents and purposes, a monopoly. Through the years, they have worked all the machinations …

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More is never enough, is it?

Very few politicians actively campaign for lower taxes, and then mean it.  Most, especially if they have been around for a while, are always looking for new revenue streams…. …as if they really believe that they always have the right to take more out of the pockets of those that actually earn it (yeah, I …

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Sunlight is flooding into the process

Senator Ted Kennedy’s third attempt at "comprehesive immigration reform" has certainly drawn a LOT of attention.  Given that the first two attempts (1965 and 1986) have been abject failures, why are people thinking he’s the end all be all again?  Unfortunately, like many government projects, politicians take little heed to actual past results in judging …

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