1 October 2010 - Granite Grok

October 1, 2010

So again, tell me: WHO has benefited from higher Educational spending

From these graphs by Cato, it certainly hasn’t been the kids…. With all of the massive spending (taking from all levels of educational spending, it is now larger than military spending – in the middle of two wars):   And why, please tell me why, costs are up almost 100% since 1970 when enrollment are …

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The Lynch Budget Lie

If we had a real surplus they wouldn’t need to rob the JUA fund. They would drop the idea of selling off 60 million in state land. In fact, they’d stop all the hand-wringing about the budget.

So, why again, is Obama and his Prissy Pack of Progressives pushing us plebes to Socialism?

Over on Big Government, is a 5 minute interview (from Reason.TV) with the leader of the second biggest political party in Norway.  As one might know, the Scandinavian countries (like Norway and Sweden) went "Full Monty" on the socialist democracy movement – a highly regulated society with high taxes under the guise of providing an …

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Let’s Play Ball

If you believe the rhetoric Carol Seiu-Porter and Paul ‘Hot Dog’ Hodes are bulwarks of the middle class lifestyle and protectors of the elderly. So what would they make of this, from a letter sent to Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday?

The ‘Grok interviews Bill O’Brien – Part 9

This is Part 9 of GraniteGrok’s interview with Bill O’Brien who is running for Speaker of the NH House of Representatives from the "Liberty and Freedom" wing of the NH GOP. Question asked:  Thoughts on the concentrated power in the Speaker of the NH House position?