Conservatives and libertarians around the country have been organizing protests against the government bailouts and stimulus plans – and mounting trillion dollar debt obligations – called “Tea Parties,” in homage to the Boston Tea Party. The mainstream media is for the most part not covering them.
There are tea parties planned all over the US for [...]
The mantra of the Obama administration.
And they don’t intend to let the AIG crisis pass without using it to justify expanding the powers of the federal government.
“Our system failed in fundamental ways. To address this will require comprehensive reform. Not modest repairs at the margin, but new rules of the game.”
So said Treasury Secretary Timothy [...]
The New York Times has an op-ed on CPSIA. As you might have guessed, it is wrong. Ignorant and wrong.
As I covered previously, the regulations were delayed over concerns that the testing requirements were too expensive for small crafters, micro- and small-businesses, and resellers, many of whom would end up being driven out of business.
According [...]
I imagine that over the next few weeks we are going to be hearing about all of the little prizes hidden inside the stimulus bill, now that someone actually has the time to read the thing.
CNET is already reporting that the Dems sneaked net neutrality in there. (Yes, I know this is a couple days [...]
It is now illegal to sell children’s books published before 1985, unless you pay to have each one tested for lead and phthalates.
Yes, this is CPSIA, again.
Our government at work for the people.
I just came back from my local thrift store with tears in my eyes! I watched as boxes and boxes of children’s books [...]
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This morning, the Burlington Free Press had an article about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). This is a perfect example of big government causing more problems than it solves.
It’s great that the press is finally covering this. The only problem? It goes into effect tomorrow.
There was virtually no reporting of [...]
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From a press release out of Rep. Peter Welch’s (D-VT) office, via Green Mountain Daily (VT’s liberal group blog, see VT blogroll):
In order to stimulate the economy and meet pressing infrastructure needs, the Vermont congressional delegation is seeking to waive the state and local match requirement for all federally-funded highway, transit and rail projects through [...]
I was listening to NPR on my way down to Montpelier the other night (words I never, ever thought I would write) and they were playing interviews of people leaving the polls. One woman who voted for Obama said that she was in the over $250,000 category, but she is happy to give some [...]
This is where the Democrats want to take us,
U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D. Toledo) whipped the crowd up before Mr. Obama took the stage yesterday telling them that America needed a Second Bill of Rights guaranteeing all Americans a job, health care, homes, an education, and a fair playing field for business and farmers.
God help [...]
