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24 Feb 09

Yesterday, on Happening Now on FOX News, there was a discussion a new idea for a way for Massachusetts to increase their revenue. The idea was to use GPS chips to track mileage (mileage only and NOT location) of cars, and then tax drivers based on how far they go. Some like the idea, which is being tested in Oregon. FOX interviewed Jim Whitty from the Oregon Department of Transportation. Meanwhile others, such as Massachusetts state Senator Scott Brown views it as Orwellian and an invasion of privacy. Brown also said that taxes are too high already in Massachusetts. Watch the video and I’ll discuss it below (video courtesy of FOX News):

03 Feb 09

Just moments ago, President Obama accepted former Senator Tom Daschle’s (D-SD) request to withdraw his name from the nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services.

24 Nov 08

Well, I called this one (not on this blog, but another website I post on) over a month ago, when he said that a recession may make him delay the repealment of the Bush tax cuts. Well, this morning on Meet the Press, an advisor on his transition team, Bill Daley (Secretary of Commerce under President Clinton), said that it’s looking like Obama isn’t going to push for them to be repealed, but just let them expire in 2011.

19 Nov 08

So, I was taking a shower a couple days ago, when I had an epiphany (it’s where I always do all my great thinking). I came up with this phrase: “A tax-and-spend liberal is better than a tax-cut-and-spend conservative. At least the liberal can balance the budget.”

17 Oct 08

In the last few debates, Obama has stressed that he will cut taxes for 95% of Americans. Here’s a quote from the first debate, courtesy of CNN:

16 Oct 08

Alright, we’re moments away from the beginning of the debate. As always, I’ll be watching CNN, who will have a focus group (undecided voters in Ohio) with a tracking rating of how people like what they’re hearing (broken up by men and women). WordPress just added an option to add polls, so I’ll see if I can get that working after the debate is over and post a poll about who won.

13 Oct 08

This is something that isn’t often talked about, but due to the current state of the economy, it’s important that this is brought up.
To understand what I’m about to say, you need to understand one principle about American economics: When the stock market suffers (or even only the Dow Jones for that matter), people panic, and the economy nose dives.

05 Sep 08

Alright, we’re now waiting for McCain to come out and speak - he’s had his family come out and Cindy spoke, theyr’e playing a video of him now. And his mom just called him a “mamma’s boy” - that was funny.
Talking about his service in the military, and talking about being held as a Prisoner of War - I gotta say, no matter who you are, you have to respect John and any of our troops.

03 Aug 08

Well, I’m sure many of you have heard about John McCain’s latest attack ad, titled “Celeb.”
Before I get into too many details, I’ll give you a chance to watch it:

23 Apr 08

Originally, I was just going to do this in one blog post, but I realized that my views on one proposal alone are going to be incredibly long, so today, I am just going to introduce the proposals that might be on the ballot this November. The following document was put out by the Secretary of State on April 14, 2008: