As clamor continues to rise around the possibility of raising the food tax, one has to wonder why Republicans are eager to reinstate this regressive tax. In an oh so unofficial poll issued by Fox news of “political insiders,” some 68 percent of Republicans (presumably legislators among them) say that they support reinstating the tax, [...]
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Bills to Watch: H.B. 126 – Voter Identification for Eletion – B. Daw
Often, when writing for this “bills to watch” series, I sit down and try to figure out the logic behind why the sponsor is proposing a bill. Naturally sometimes I disagree with the ideology behind it but, none the less, I can see where they are coming from. H.B. 126 as proposed by Representative Brad [...]
All’s well that ends well…right?
Many of you may have seen this bumper sticker floating around your city: So this leads me to the question, how low will gas go once Bush leaves the White House on January 20th? The national average right now is around $1.72 and dropping fast, at the current rate of reduction at $1.44 less per [...]
Amendment XXIV
Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state by reason of failure to [...]
Um, why have gas prices not gone down?
So I was looking around on gas buddy, because, sadly my scooter is not functioning right now and I have to drop back to the ol’ 35 MPG vehicle. Killing a little time at work, I discovered this little chart: As you can see, the price for gas in Salt Lake, on average, has held [...]
Yes Virgina, Payday Lenders are a bad thing
Ohio State Representative Chris Widener (R) spoke on CBS’s face to face segment the other day regarding how payday lenders are harming the citizens of Ohio. Payday lenders are an epidemic in this state. Charging the poorest of the poor interest rates of approximately 520 percent APR. Something must be done to stop this predatory [...]
