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As Canada goes, so goes America

Mar 27, 2012 Comments Off by

I’m well aware that every radio talk show host insists he has the smartest listeners, but I suspect I have the smartest readers.  I don’t say that simply because they’re wise enough to read what I write, which would certainly be a strong indicator, but …

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Big Whiff: Details of Obama’s 2013 Budget

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off by

Yesterday, President Obama released his fiscal year 2013 budget proposal. Unfortunately, this budget request doubles-down on the same failed policies which have made the economy worse under President Obama. This budget includes the most government spending in history, the biggest tax increase in American history, …

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Shall We Take the Liberty of “the 1%”?

Feb 14, 2012 Comments Off by

By Jane M. Orient, M.D.

For many, “the 1%” are the “super-rich,” the “millionaires and billionaires” (as if it didn’t take 1,000 millionaires to equal a single billionaire). “Occupiers” think that “the 1%” have more money than people should be allowed to have, so our government …

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