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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Do Capital Gains Tax Cuts Increase Revenues?
Charlie Gibson, in the Clinton-Obama debate last night, proclaimed that when the tax rate on capital gains are reduced, the result is overall an increase in tax revenues from capital gains taxes. That seems to me a pretty big claim, … Continue reading
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In Debate, Obama Doesn’t Press Hillary On Truthfulness; Gives Free Pass on Her Bosnia Whopper
I was surprised that in the debate last night Barack Obama gave Hillary a more of less free pass about her comments about encountering sniper fire in Bosnia. Obama said his Democratic rival for the White House “deserves the right … Continue reading
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Bill Moyers: Iraq War Media Co-Conspirators Show “No More Contrition Than A Weathercaster”
Recently Bill Moyers received a journalism award, the Ridenhour Prize. Moyers received the Courage Prize. In his acceptance speech, Moyers noted that “in the buildup to the invasion of Iraq we were reminded of what the late great reporter A.J. … Continue reading
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Grassroots Dayton: “Sowing The Seeds Of Democracy”
Grassroots Dayton is a not-for-profit 501C(3) organization that has a great purpose: “to promote the development of citizen democracy in the Dayton region.” I like its motto — “sowing the seeds of democracy” — it suggests an interesting path of … Continue reading
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Montgomery County Republicans To Reorganize This Evening; 133 Elected to Central Committee (Out of 548)
During this March 4 Primary, Republicans in 133 of Montgomery County’s 548 precincts Montgomery County could vote for a Republican living in their precinct to become a member of the Montgomery County Republican Party’s Central Committee. This evening this new … Continue reading
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The Problem Behind the Problem: What Does It Take To Make Our Democracy Work As It Should?
The thesis of the book, “Reclaiming Public Education by Reclaiming Our Democracy,” written by David Matthews, is succinctly summarized in the book’s title. Matthews writes, “We must have the public we need before we can have the schools we want.” … Continue reading
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