Democratic Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, Ohio may have been “bought off” for her “yes” vote for the recent Cap and Trade bill in the U.S. House. A “Kaptur project” was part of the 310-page amendment to the legislation released at 3 AM on the day of the vote.
According to the Washington Times, the 310-page [...]
On a hot, 97-degree afternoon, almost 50 Modern Day Patriots from the Kansas City Tea Party met yesterday near the Johnson County Courthouse to protest the increased taxes, loss of jobs, and increased regulations in the “Cap and Trade” bill passed by the U.S. House on Friday.
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A group of more than 60 protesters met outside the KMBC’s studios in Kansas City to promote free market health care, and protest the ABC special “Prescription for America” being aired tonight.
The group was made up of modern day patriots from the Kansas City Tea Party and the Kansas City Area 9.12 [...]
Last Friday Congresswoman Candice Miller (R-Michigan) attempted to make an amendment to H.R. 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009, to minimize the impact of new regulations on agriculture and farmers. The Democratically controlled committee voted “no” on her amendment along party lines. Farmers may now suffer increased regulations on any chemical product related [...]
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The Flint Hills Center for Public Policy today sponsored a luncheon near the Plaza in Kansas City, MO where Dr. Mark Hendrickson talked about “The Next Great Depression and the Attack of the Watermelons?”
Hendrickson is a professor of economics and international business at Grove City College in Pennsylvania and is a contributing scholar with [...]
Tonight the Sam Adams Alliance held their 2nd Annual Sammies Awards Banquet near Chicago to honor those on the forefront of defending individual liberty, limited government, and economic freedom in America. About 300 attended the event.
The Sammies is a contest recognizing bloggers, filmmakers, open record champions, tweeters, and other government watchdogs committed to advancing individual [...]
Every year the Tax Foundation publishes the date for “Tax Freedom Day.” Today, the 103rd day of 2009, is the overall Tax Freedom Day for the whole country.
Tax Freedom Day is the first day taxpayers start earning money for themselves. From Jan. 1 till Tax Freedom Day, all of one’s earnings go to paying federal, [...]
