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A VAT will be shooting ourselves in the other foot

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on April 9, 2010 by Gordon AndersonApril 9, 2010

The recent idea of President Obama and Democrats about adding a VAT (Value Added Tax) to help pay for health care is serious mistake. It will cause more job loss and end up generating less tax revenue than projected. Why? … Continue reading →

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A Different Solution to Concentrated Economic Power is Needed

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on April 5, 2010 by Gordon AndersonApril 5, 2010

In 2008 and 2009 the United States encountered an economic crisis brought about by corporations “too big to fail” and government guarantees that encouraged corruption in the financial markets and banking industry. Both the Bush and Obama administrations bought the … Continue reading →

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Government Housing and the Coming Health Insurance Bubble

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on March 20, 2010 by Gordon AndersonMarch 20, 2010

If you want a glimpse of what you can expect from total government health care, you can look at public housing. I visited a hospital in Poland in 1990 that was in worse shape than this housing project on the … Continue reading →

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Beyond the New Tribalism and Racism in the U.S.: An Argument for Apportioned Taxes and Distributions

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on February 17, 2010 by Gordon AndersonFebruary 17, 2010

No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken. —U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 9 The Founding Fathers had it right. They knew that direct taxes … Continue reading →

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Battling Bureaucracy in Minnesota

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on February 13, 2010 by Gordon AndersonFebruary 13, 2010

Battling Bureaucracy and Holding Government Agencies Accountable Introduction to the Topic for the Annual Minnesota LEA Meeting, Feb. 11, 2010 Government agencies can be a useful tool to carry out the will of the people. They can manage water, sewers, … Continue reading →

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Inspector says TARP has so far failed its purpose

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on February 3, 2010 by Gordon AndersonFebruary 3, 2010

The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (“SIGTARP”) seems as frustrated with TARP as middle-class Americans. It’s recently released its Quarterly Report to Congress has concluded: Even if TARP saved our financial system from … Continue reading →

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Creating More Real Jobs will Require a More Level Playing Field

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on January 28, 2010 by Gordon AndersonJanuary 28, 2010

Obama recognized the need for jobs, but didn’t propose a real solution Last night President Obama made the creation of jobs the priority in his speech, but he did not offer any real solutions. When a government “creates jobs,” it … Continue reading →

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The Lack of Math and Science Majors are a Symptom, Not the Cause

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on January 13, 2010 by Gordon AndersonJanuary 13, 2010

On Wednesday, January 6, the Chronicle of Higher Education ran a story on President Obama’s announced “partnership between federal agencies and public universities to train thousands more mathematics and science teachers each year, part of the administration’s effort to make … Continue reading →

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Real Climate Stewardship: Reduce Flaring Oil Wells and Encourage Clean Coal Plants

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on January 11, 2010 by Gordon AndersonJanuary 11, 2010

Climategate has made it difficult for the average citizen to believe that governments are capable of real environmental care. Falling prey to global warming theories of a few elite climate snake-oil salesmen turned Copenhagen into “Jokenhagen.” For example, in the … Continue reading →

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Congress Shall Make no Law Respecting an Establishment of Commerce

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 Posted on January 9, 2010 by Gordon AndersonJanuary 9, 2010

This article discusses a concept in my book Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Version 4.0 that was published in World&I Online April, 2008. It continues to be more timely as we continue to allow special interests tear our … Continue reading →

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