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| Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that there is a pattern with Congress passing legislation that the American people do not want and know is not in their interest? First they kick it around a little and then have a vote or two that fails to pass the proposed bill. Then they tweak the bill a little while some of the Congresspeople [...] Senator Don Benton claims that his campaign is funded by small business owners and individual citizens at a clip of 60% of his total haul. Aside from the other 40% of his funds coming from places like the National Rifle Association, payday lenders such as Money Tree, tobacco companies like R.J. Reynolds, and corporations like Wal-Mart, Benton’s claims may be correct. One of [...] Nick Nyhart is the Executive Director of Public Campaign, a national organization dedicated to public financing of elections. Last Wednesday Nick came to Seattle and met with Washington Public Campaigns (WPC) staff and volunteers. WPC videotaped his 20 minute talk about what is happening in other states and nationwide concerning the public financing movement. For those of you frustrated that the “people” have [...] There is an article in the Guardian Unlimited today about Mike Huckabee’s proposed Federal tax reform. Low and behold it sounds virtually identical to Mike Gravel’s proposal. If anyone knows which Mike crossed the road first, please let me know in the comments. As with any major tax reform, there would be major difficulties getting this passed and major difficulties with implementation. Right off the [...] The Outsider A Newsletter for the Real Citizens of Vancouver Washington Tuesday October 9, 2007 Taxation Without Representation With the help of the city’s lobbyist Mr. Brown, the state has established a special taxing district for the city of Vancouver. Supposedly it would cover transportation cost in the downtown area. It is an establish district within the city to collect taxes without voter approval [...] Hillary Clinton has finally unveiled the heart of her universal health coverage plan, and, fortunately for the health insurance industry which has filled her campaign warchest, there is no way that it would ever make it through Congress with anything like universality; or, if it has universality, it will cost the federal government billions while continuing to plow profits into the health insurance industry’s coffers. Why? [...] | Available Streams 2    | ||||
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