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On Society and the State (in Education)

May 19, 2012 On Big Government

One of the regular knocks on libertarians is that we are cruel bastards who want children, the poor and aged to just go away and die. According to our detractors, this view is “proved” by our seeking dramatic reductions in taxes because we are greedy and just want to keep our money to ourselves. Unfortunately, [...]

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A Suggestion for Will Smith

May 9, 2012 News

The Huffington Post reports that Actor Will Smith “is supporting President Barack Obama’s call for higher taxes on the country’s top earners.” Specifically, the POTUS has called for what is known as the Buffet rule that anyone earning over $1 million a year should have to pay a minimum of 30 percent in tax. In [...]

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On Speaking at the Homeowners’ Council

May 3, 2012 On Big Government

Tonight I had the opportunity to speak to the Plano Homeowners’ Council. As part of the setup to one of the great questions. Robert Miller, 2nd Vice-President of the Council held up this book, which contained the 76 pages of new regulation passed by the Texas Legislature during their last session in 2011. Mr. Miller [...]

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TSA Infographic

May 2, 2012 On Big Government

Hat tip to my cousin Eric for sending this one to me. Especially telling is the statist about the probability of getting cancer and the probability of being killed in an attack as being equal.

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On Meeting John Stossel

April 27, 2012 On Big Government

Yesterday, I had the great privilege to meet and briefly speak with John Stossel of FoxBusiness. Stossel has been a champion of libertarian issues in the media since his days at ABC’s 20/20. His books: Give Me a Break; Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity; and No, They Can’t, have had a great influence on my [...]

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How Your Tax Dollars Are Spent

April 18, 2012 On Big Government

My thanks to Peter Kim from www.accountingdegreeonline.net for sharing this infographic with me and allowing me to share it online. Created by: Accounting Degree Online

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The GOP Has Left YOU!

April 16, 2012 News

Last week, friend and fellow Libertarian John Shuey wrote a terrific post on why he left the GOP. He was generous enough to allow me to repost it here in its entirety. Take it away, Mr. Shuey! 13 APRIL, 2012 Time to leave the GOP tent? In the mid-1990s, the Republican Party left me. I [...]

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Texas’ Three Biggest Challenges

April 2, 2012 On Big Government

At the Plano ISD PTA Candidate Forum, I was asked what I thought were the three biggest challenges facing Texas today. I distilled it down to one, but with three flavors. Here is my response: Here are the responses of all candidates:

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Living in a D+ State

March 30, 2012 On Big Government

Earlier this month the Center for Public Integrity released a report which graded the accountability of each state in the US. Texas ranked in the middle of the pack at 27th of 50. However, the real story is the the overall grade was D+. My fellow Texans, this is just unacceptable. In my view the [...]

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Perhaps the Size of Government IS the Problem

March 29, 2012 News

As it continues to feel the heat from state agencies, the Collin County Commissioners Court discussed the possibility of hiring a lobbyist to represent the populace when it comes to certain hot-topic legislative items. via planostar.com Great, now we have a proposal to have government lobby government! It’s time for a change! Vote Libertarian!

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