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January 30, 2013
The federal
income tax was adopted by the passage of the 16th amendment on Feb.
3, 1913. In honor of the impending 100th anniversary, here is a list
of noteworthy accomplishments made without reliance on a personal income tax.
The list
includes…
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January 29, 2013
Although
many people will be focused on football Feb. 3, the date also marks a
less-enjoyable event — the 100th anniversary of the federal income tax.
On that day in 1913, the 16th Amendment was ratified making it possible
for Congress to…
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January 23, 2013
It’s easy to miss $14 trillion dollars if nobody reports on
it. The World Economic Forum called for $14
trillion in environmental initiatives, yet none of the three major networks
even mentioned it in their evening news segments from January 22, or…
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January 10, 2013
Between 30 and 35 lefty and environmental groups have joined
forces to combat the NRA, the American Legislative Exchange Council and other
conservative groups, and they expect their number to grow to 50 by the end of
winter. As if that wasn’t bad…
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January 9, 2013
Even
with its plot twist, Matt Damon’s “Promised Land” is more of the same
Hollywood anti-fracking propaganda we’ve seen before. And it isn’t even
great propaganda. It made only a little more than $4 million
its opening weekend, putting it at…
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January 3, 2013
To
the chagrin of many conservatives, a deal that would result in tax
hikes and lacked spending cuts was passed on New Year’s Day, hours after
the the fiscal cliff deadline had passed. Because
it didn’t include spending cuts, the Congressional…
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December 17, 2012
Less than a week after Great Britain lifted its ban on hydraulic fracturing, there is more news that will make fracking opponents unhappy. AXS television, formerly HDNet, has agreed to air the film “FrackNation” next month.“FrackNation,”
a film by…
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December 5, 2012
Dinner at Jim Avila’s house must be a real party – that is,
if Avila himself believes his hysterical food scaremongering. The ABC senior
national correspondent has launched job-killing attacks against the beef
industry and the poultry industry,
and…
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December 4, 2012
Liberals
can’t stand Grover Norquist. For years, they have lambasted and
name-called Norquist, the president of American’s for Tax Reform: a
staunch anti-tax hike group. But now the liberal media is also focused
on him, in some cases rejoicing…
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December 3, 2012
America
is racing toward the Jan. 1 fiscal cliff deadline when tax hikes and
spending cuts automatically take effect. But the overwhelming news focus
has been only on tax hikes as a solution to the problem. Since the
election, ABC News has…