redstate.com - 12/1/2008
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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), a member of the Republican Study
Committee, has had enough of Congressional bailouts.
Right now there is $350 billion left of he $700 billion
Congressional bailout funds. He has an alternative to more
bailouts: a two month tax holiday.
Gohmert’s tax holiday ...
gohmert.house.gov - 12/3/2008
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gohmert.house.gov —
CONVERT PAULSON'S LAST $350 BILLION INTO TAX HOLIDAY,
SAYS U.S. CONGRESSMAN Press Release : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
November 28, 2008 Convert Paulson s Last $350 Billion into Tax Holiday, says U.S. Congressman "Billions of Dollars for Taxpayers, but ...
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Press Release from the Office of Congressman Louie ...
truthdig.com - 12/8/2008
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truthdig.com —
Michael D. Intrilligator Considering only two options for
an imperiled General Motors —either bailout by the U.S....
government or bankruptcy—omits an important alternative, which I see as the best option: a takeover of GM by Toyota Motor ...
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A Toyota Takeover Could Save GM
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 12/4/2008
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meganmcardle.theatlantic.com —
So GM wants $18 billion just for itself.
Words fail. Or rather, I don't think I can...
print the words that immediately come to mind. This is a family blog. Somewhat to my surprise, the political types tell me this polls very badly ...
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GM goes nuclear
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... writes at The Progressive Puppy. A two-month tax holiday for Americans would be cheaper than spending the remaining third of the bailout on corporations, RedState’s Erick Erickson claims. It would be difficult to not support every American keeping $2,000 of their money, The Foundry’s ...
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