Archives for: March 2010
The Case For A Value-Added Tax (V.A.T.)
Amazon.com has dropped affiliates in the state of Colorado.
It's because Colorado has passed a law requiring internet sellers collect state taxes.
States have long complained about losing sales tax revenue to internet sales.
For the internet seller,… more »
Toyota: Did It Abuse Workers?
According to a story in the L.A. Times, several Toyota employees sent a memo to the company expressing their concern about Toyota's practices:The union men had watched the company take what they believed were dangerous safety and manpower shortcuts to… more »
Jim Bunning: When One Form of Obstructionism Isn't Good Enough
Senator Jim Bunning has blocked passage of a bill extending unemployment insurance (and other important programs) but, apparently, that's not enough for Obstructionist Flip-Em-The-Bird Bunning.
He has also placed a hold on all of Obama's nominees.… more »
Southern Poverty Law Center Report: Rage On The Right (IOW: Situation Normal)
"Hate groups are at record levels."
It's time to conduct a roundup and perform some lobotomies on society's dangerous right-wing radicals:
The number of extremist groups in the United States exploded in 2009 as militias and other groups steeped in… more »
How Reagan ruined conservatism
Those of you who have lived for more than a couple of decades can recall an era when "conservatism" meant something more than denouncing "damned liberals", demanding tax cuts, and attempting to impose a theocracy.
Here's an interesting commentary at F… more »
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