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Cap and Trade: Stand Up Today; Take Back Your Government – Make A Call

Call and tell your representative they work for YOU, tell them YOU want them to vote NO and YOU will actively organize to ensure they do not get re-elected if they do not represent YOUR wishes. This is YOUR country, take it back, take back YOUR government. Continue reading

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Just say No!

Personal responsibility is an inherent part of personal freedom. You cannot have one without the other…

Unless you’re in government. Continue reading

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Tax Day Tea Party

Building upon the success of the February 27th “Chicago Tea Party” Rallies, many of the organizers are now working to develop an even larger day of protests set to happen on April 15th, 2009.

These protests are known as the Tax Day Tea Party rallies. Continue reading

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Paying off your debt

At my current rate of pay, I would have to turn over my entire paycheck (gross, not net) to the federal government and work for more than 1,500 years to pay off the stimulus spending bill that is about to … Continue reading

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Yeah, that bailout was a great idea.

From the “do I have a kick me sign on my butt” file….. It’s been a long time since I could afford a nice vacation, and with things going the way they are, it looks to be a while before … Continue reading

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Federal Gas Tax Increase Sought

It’s pretty well accepted that gasoline prices are hurting everybody, from the price at the pump to the increase in goods due to higher transportation costs.  The fact that the U.S. needs additional refining capabilities but there have been no … Continue reading

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