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mydd.com - 10/26/2009
Undoing Reagan
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Note: This is the first in a series of irregular posts on the topic of Reaganism and its consequences. In the late 1970s and early 1980s my mother never earned more $50,000 per year. And yet she sent me to private schools and then onto Stanford. Apart from a $500 per quarter Pell Grant, she ...
Scozzafava Candidacy: Not the Fault of DC GOP
pajamasmedia.com - 10/22/2009
Scozzafava Candidacy: Not the Fault of DC GOP
— pajamasmedia.com — If conservatives want good candidates to vote for, they must show up and do the work necessary... to make a difference. (more) Scozzafava Candidacy: Not the Fault of DC GOP

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Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush Tax Burden Myths
feedproxy.google.com - 10/26/2009
Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush Tax Burden Myths
— feedproxy.google.com — From the United States House of Representatives’ website : Conclusion The Reagan tax cuts, like similar measures... enacted in the 1920s and 1960s, showed that reducing excessive tax rates stimulates growth, reduces tax avoidance, and can increase the amount and share of tax payments ... (more) Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush Tax Burden Myths

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plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com - 26 days ago
Four a Year?
— plainblogaboutpolitics.blogspot.com — I love Reagan's stories, and Mankiw cites Stockman for one, yesterday: The starting point for Ronald Reagan... was the idea that people respond to incentives. The incentives that he most worried about were those provided by the tax system. According to ... (more) Four a Year?

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The Republic of T.:  Digest for October 24th through October 26th

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Digest for October 24th through October 26th
The Republic of T. — Here are some of the people writing about some of the stuff I wish I had time to write about, for October 24th through October 26th: War Is a Hate Crime – The Public Necessity – Op-Ed Columnist: After Reform Passes – What the U.S. military can’t do – Elderly Couple "Royally Duped" By Health Care Company: Plan Wasn't Insurance At All – GOP: The Party of Rape, Torture, Hate Crimes and Death – Thank you, AHIP – ...

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