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POPSHow Government Regulation effects oil prices at the pump
As is usually the case with government intervention into private enterprise the unexpected results are usually far worse than the original problem congress set out to solve. Doesn't anybody study history anymore? It was not that long ago that the same ideas were floating around congress during the Carter years. Anyone remember the odd even gas days and the long lines at the pumps because of the government forced oil shortages of the 70's Among other mistakes from that period, the government increased the taxes levied on domestic oil producers, as if that would somehow help. The result was “reduced domestic oil production from between 3 and 6 percent, and increased oil imports from between 8 and 16 percent.” The government also instituted price controls, which only served to create the notorious gas shortages of that era. Yes, price controls meant consumers could get cheaper gas — but only after waiting in long gas lines and only if stations didn’t run out first.
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POPSLabor Unions driving force behind California City fiscal collapse California, a democratic stronghold, faces a fiscal crisis brought on by unrestrained public employee union pension demands. Unfunded benefits are eating away at the fiscal pie leaving less and less for general funding. These unfunded benefits will eventually bankrupt many municipalities not only in California but elsewhere.
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POPSRudy's Twelve Commandments. God had ten and we can not keep those perhaps Rudy can keep his twelve commandments. I have to admit it is far more refreshing to hear someone actually putting forth a plan to do SOMETHING rather than just harping on all that is wrong with Washington. Politicians is what is wrong with Washington perhaps it is time we elect a common JOE to the office of President someone who actually knows what it is like to try to live with all these lawmakers' laws. Just my two cents worth.
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POPSJune 9th 1943, Congress introduces public to tax withholding. Emergency measure to pay for the war. Well like anything else that originates in Congress we are still paying for the 1943 war. Like everything else that brings money into the federal government this will never disappear. Perhaps we need to elect another Andrew Jackson as President! One who sees the evil of excessive taxation on a free market society. What are the chances?
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POPSServant of God or Greed? You be the judge No wonder the Gospel of Jesus Christ is much maligned around the world. We got so called preachers of God's word living greedy lifestyles while Jesus taught self denial and self sacrifice. Not much sacrificing going on here I do not think. Nevertheless Lord Jesus do come quickly.
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POPSWhere our Tax Money Really Goes Once every taxpayers comes to grips with were our tax money really goes perhaps then and only then will the populace be able to pick leaders who are serious about our future. Taxing the rich to GIVE MONEY AWAY to those who do not work, refuse to work, are not able to work, or just feel they earned a hand out is not what government was set up to do. All this talk about cutting defense spending is only a smoke screen to keep our focus off of the REAL BUDGET sucker. Listen closely for that big sucking sound you hear coming from Washington is the sound of your hard earned money being sucked out of your pocket right into the pocket of someone who is not working.
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POPSGov Needs to Take 3 Trillion dollars from US this year! HOLD ON TIGHTER to your wallets ladies and gentlemen the government has just told us HOW MUCH MONEY they are going to take from us. 3 trillion dollars. Now that is a lot of hamburgers. That is more than it would cost to buy a small country. HELL we could have bought IRAQ for that money. This is insane. If the government had to EARN that much money I wonder what the budget would look like then?
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