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IA-03: Democrat Wanted, Apply Within

Posted on April 15, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

IA-03: Democrat Wanted, Apply Within One of our commenters (Tom) beat me to the punch with his comments eariler. Representative Boswell voted for the end of the Estate Tax, and today he voted for the new bankruptcy law, another gift … Continue reading →

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GOP Priorites: Repealing The Estate Tax?

Posted on April 14, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Priorites: Repealing The Estate Tax? Yesterday, the U.S. House voted to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. The Washington Post notes how unusual such a move is in American history: In 1992, when heirs to the Mars Inc. … Continue reading →

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Legislature Looks At Property Tax Reform

Posted on April 13, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Legislature Looks At Property Tax Reform WOI Radio has been reporting today on efforts at reforming the property tax structures in Iowa: DES MOINES 2005-04-12 How to make Iowa's property tax system fairer, clearer, and more competitive with other … Continue reading →

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City-owned Telecommunications?

Posted on April 12, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

City-owned Telecommunications? The Mason City Globe Gazette updated us on the status of a bill winding it's way through the Iowa House: Mediacom and a group in favor of creating city-owned fiber-optic utilities are at odds over bills in the … Continue reading →

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SS: So Where Do We Stand?

Posted on March 31, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

SS: So Where Do We Stand? This morning there were reports from the latest stop on the SS Phase-Out “Bamboozlepalooza” tour. So where do our elected officials stand? The picture here definitely seems clearer, at least from Chuck Grassley: From … Continue reading →

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Cedar Rapids Arm-Twisting

Posted on March 30, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Cedar Rapids Arm-Twisting For those of us stuck in “other places than Cedar Rapids” today, we've been watching the various news sites and listening to the radio to hear of any news coming from the latest stop on the Phase … Continue reading →

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SS Phase Out A Hard Sell In Eastern Iowa

Posted on March 29, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

SS Phase Out A Hard Sell In Eastern Iowa Jim Leach went to Iowa City to sell snake-oil, and the locals weren't buying. Even temperatures nearing 70 degrees Monday didn't stop more than 80 people from gathering at the Iowa … Continue reading →

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GOP Priorities

Posted on March 25, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Priorities There's not much to be said about this chart – other than ask the question “Just what did 'Medicare Modernization' accomplish?”. (Click on the chart to read the accompanying article from the Washington post.)

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It’s Not The Program – It’s The Debt

Posted on March 24, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

It's Not The Program – It's The Debt The Des Moines Register's Jane Norman wrote a column with her take on the Social Security Trustee's report. I have just a few things to point out about the report. The first … Continue reading →

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Social Security Trustee Report

Posted on March 23, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Social Security Trustee Report From tne NY Times this afternoon, the Social Security Trustees have released their report on the financial status of Social Security and Medicare. Here's what the report stated: The trust fund for Social Security will go … Continue reading →

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