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Robert Moultrie Question 5 Response
I got a belated response today from Robert Moultrie to the questions I sent. Rather than give him his own forum here – especially considering the length of his answers – I will only link to his new blog for … Continue reading
The Costs of Health Insurance
Maybe this is related to being under a dentists drill this morning, but today’s topic is the cost of health care. A story over at The Health Insurance Myth detailing how much more a visit to the eye doctor costs … Continue reading
District 20 Candidate Responses
In response to the questions that I sent to the candidates for House District 20 I received a written response from Kyle Roberts, an invitation to call Becky Edwards, and no response from Robert Moultrie despite multiple requests. I will … Continue reading
Smallitics
Let me just start out by saying that I have no problem with Randy Horiuchi running for re-election, nor with his campaign slogan that "He’s got game." That being said, the image of him in hockey gear with the caption … Continue reading
Expand Congress
I was very excited to be introduced to Thirty-Thousand.org. The first introduction on the site states an obvious fact: 435 can not faithfully represent 300,000,000 Americans. Our constitution designed the House of Representatives to represent the people of the United … Continue reading
Climbing the Mountain
A week ago Scott posted a 1500 word analysis of the mountain I have invited others to climb with me. As usual, he provided many useful insights that should help us to navigate this climb successfully. After having a week … Continue reading
Posted in State
Tagged Anything but Neutral, candidates, connections, elections, Utah, voting
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Ask the Candidates (and Share Their Answers)
In an effort to not lose all inertia, I am publicly inviting anyone who has any interest in Anything But Neutral to choose a political race in Utah and ask the candidates of that race a few questions of their … Continue reading
Posted in Local, State
Tagged 2008, Anything but Neutral, civic participation, elections, House 20, voting
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Reason To Be Anti-Incumbent
I found this little exchange to be insightful from Congressman Bishop: . . . the two 1st District candidates snapped at each other, with Bowen accusing Bishop of taking $26,000 in the past four months from the radioactive-waste-storage company. "I … Continue reading
Posted in State
Tagged 2008, change congress, Morgan Bowen, public service, Rob Bishop, Salt Lake Tribune
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A Budgetary Hat-Trick
Jason shared a link to Budget Hero and I had to go take a look. If the game is to be believed, all is not yet lost in the quest to get a balanced budget without abandoning all vestiges of … Continue reading
Posted in National
Tagged connections, economics, fiscal restraint, government, taxes
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Financial Foundations Exposed
News reports related to the fluxuations of the stock market are not surprising or inconsistent, but when I stop to consider what they say I find that they are either disturbing or based on faulty assumptions. This holds true whether … Continue reading