Great idea Hugh. You know, I think that both sides have people who really listen and want to give a little on their side but then there are the people who we...
Dear Rep. Norton and Sen. Senjem, I recently received an interesting email regarding the potential impeachment of George W. Bush. The email contained...
I hope that none of you were offended by my previous comments pertaining to the "Fair Tax" bill. When I first looked at the "Fair Tax" bill and noticed the...
For the coming Quarter, we are going to try this new SOD policy: 1) Notes from SOD members will NOT be screened. 2) Most SOD members now receive Daily Digests...
... It is pretty clear to me that there seems to be a sharp division along Party lines on the "Fair Tax" bill. No offense to anyone, but I wonder if the word...
... Walz is my Congressman, A former Democratic Senator from Alaska is ruuning for president mainly to promote that Fair Tax idea. Decades ago, Republican...
I just read over a lot of this bill. I can see a lot of reasons that business people would be for this. I can't really see why any individual person or...
Replying to Marian and others. Ir really is necessary that one read to paperback, The Fair Tax Book, to understand "embedded taxes" and how the "prebate"...
Got this out of the local library a month or so ago. Very interesting. Talks about a lot of distortions and outright lies perpetrated by media, government,...
This has me really curious. Can you please explain how this would be better for the working poor? How would paying 23% sales tax on everything bought be...
Regarding the concern that the poor might be harmed by the Fair Tax, Marian wrote ... "If you don't have that much money, it is really going to cut down your...
When I think about the "Fair Tax" bill, I can't help but think about what the word "fair" means when it comes to imposing income taxes on Americans. The...
In theory it sounds like a great idea but do you really think that the businesses would really cut their prices? Some might but I am betting a lot more...
Just curious if many of you have heard about the NAFTA superhighway? This seems to be sections are being planned across the country for truck traffic from...
Hugh Thompson gave a very good explanation of how "embedded taxes" are in every new product that we buy. Many folks have said they don't believe that the...
Replying to Marian: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed in 1994 by Mexico, Canada and the U.S.. The Superhighway that you referred to...
... After just one week, our new non-screening/daily-digest SOD policy seems to be working well. Thanks, all, for not using that new SOD policy to overload us...
Hello, Everyone I was referred to your group just the other day, by a new friend that was looking to find out about a new youth program I am helping develop in...
The sad thing is that the US government doesn't have to if it is being built within each state by a private company. So officially the Federal government...
Most of NAFTA goods traded between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico are transported by trucks. Projections are that trade among the three countries will be $1.5...
I don't think it's possible to discuss NAFTA without discussing the subject of "free trade". Free trade among nations has been promoted for a long time. But...
Kansas City is an ideal site for the proposed Mexican customs clearinghouse. Kansas City is a major transportation hub with three intersecting Interstate...
I had to think about this one for a while. Sure I would like to buy things cheaper. Sure I think that that free trade might be a good thing. My problem is...
Immigration, of course, is another side if this issue, thus far raised by the NAFTA highway. Hitting close to home, Marian, do you think we'd still be living...
I believe that we would still be here. They not only had hogs before that but I remember them also having cattle processed in Austin. Those jobs were the jobs...
... Me, too. In 1953, I worked for US Steel as an open hearth laborer. I remember attending a strike meeting the day after I got my union card. ... That is...
Soldier's Death Strengthens Senators' Antiwar Resolve Kerry, Dodd Demand Stronger Challenge to Bush By Jonathan Weisman and Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post...
From John Kerry: Here on the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War, I just wanted to drop a quick note to all of you, updating you on the state...
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