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O’Grady Drops Out, But…

January 31, 2012 News

… Texans will still pay for the primary. Today, Scott O’Grady suspended his campaign in which he was seeking the Republican nomination for Texas State Senate in District 8. Whether or not he decides to resume the campaign you should know that taxpayers of Texas will pay for the conducting of the primary. Most people [...]

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My Resignation Letter

August 20, 2010 On Big Government

To the voters of Texas State Senate District 8: I am making this public. If I ever vote for increasing the tax burden or increasing spending, I will turn in my letter of resignation to the Texas Senate within 24 hours. If I fail to do this, I expect voters to vote against me at [...]

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A Rational Tax Proposal

July 13, 2010 On Big Government

A recent email exchange with my advisor, David Hall, led to some thoughts on what is and ought to be a fair and rational taxation system for the State of Texas. We agreed that a consumption tax is without question the fairest way to assess and collect taxes. If elected I would move to eliminate [...]

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It’s Wrong to Take People’s Stuff

June 18, 2010 On Big Government

I love this commercial.   However, I would make one small change. Replace “egg management fee” with “liberty management fee (aka taxes).” The irony is that Ally Bank is none other than the rebranded GMAC! “Ed,” you might be saying, “do you mean the GMAC that took $12 BILLION in TARP funds?” Yes, that is [...]

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Fair Share of Taxes

June 3, 2010 On Big Government

This Reason.TV video  references the fact that according to 2006 data the top one percent of earners in the United States earned 19 percent of all income and paid 28 percent of federal taxes. If begs the question – what is a “fair share” to  pay in taxes? I would love to hear from you [...]

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On Tax Day

April 15, 2010 On Big Government

I wrote the following in response to this and this. Nothing new, but I thought I would share. The purpose of government is to preserve the individual rights of its citizens. They are empowered already through freedom. Wealth is generated when people are free to choose what to do with their own property. Taxes are [...]

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Gotta Love Reason.tv

April 14, 2010 News

Enjoy!

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Could Texas Become More Like Israel?

April 9, 2010 On Economics

Below is a video from Ideas in Action about entrepreneurialism and Israel. It got me to thinking, what could Texas do to create the conditions necessary to allow to happen here the same kind of boom that Israel is experiencing? I have already suggested a few: Eliminate property taxes. Eliminate the franchise tax. Institute a [...]

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Changing my position on toll roads

February 12, 2010 On Economics

To increase my knowledge about transportation related issues, I have been reading a great new book by Cato Institute senior fellow, Randal O’Toole, entitled Gridlock: Why We’re Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It. Of particular interest to me, of course, was his chapter on state policies. It was an eye opener. On [...]

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