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Government

Transparency In Cobb Government

There is a lot of talk about local government transparency. What does it mean?

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Senate Dems Criticize Deal's Refusal of State Exchange

Senate Dems React With Criticism to Deal's Decision Refusing State Exchange

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Fair Tax: The Myths of Inequality

A recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal by Kevin A. Hassett and Aparna Mathur debunks the idea that the Fair Tax is unfair to the poor because it is not progressive.

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Sailing into Uncharted Waters

This article should be required reading for every congressperson, staffer, citizen and high school and college student in the country. We are headed for a cliff.

Government

When Government Gets Too Big

There was one part of the economy that’s doing pretty well, according to the August job report. Unemployment among government workers is at 5.1 percent, the lowest in the nation.

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When 'Sharing' Becomes Confiscation

Even 100 percent of all taxpayer income would not cover the current spending, the debt reduction and unfunded liabilities.

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Paul Ryan – a nail in the Mitt Romney coffin

This is from the Allan Levene for Congress website, www.allanleveneforcongress.com. Although a Republican Congressional candidate, the choice of Paul Ryan will be a disaster for Mitt Romney.

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The Cost of No TSPLOST

Last week’s defeat of the TSPLOST in all but three regions of Georgia brought to mind lots of adjectives: resounding, final, overwhelming, crushing, and, possibly most appropriate (cont.)

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Twinkles the Elephant and Transparency in Government

A nearly universal lack of trust in government stands as an understandable impediment to the upcoming T-SPLOST referendum. Yet, history shows how to deal with government malfeasance.

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Look to The Past for Transportation’s Future

In the upcoming T-SPLOST vote, the past provides us the best measure of the future, and two examples from history illustrate what can be expected from either outcome in this election.

 
 
 

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