Thinking Inside My Box

Tax the Politicians -- The Fair Solution to States' Financial Woes

noreply@blogger.com (Box Thinker) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:46:00 +0000

Politicians want to play -- they want us to pay for their game! That would be bad enough, even if you don't consider how much each of the individual candidates are collecting and planning on...

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Universal Health Care -- NOW and HOW

noreply@blogger.com (Box Thinker) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:56:00 +0000

A starting point for my rant today is an article in Salon http://open.salon.com/blog/mishima666/2009/03/06/secrets_of_hospital_bills_revealed and an observation by a CNN reporter this morning that...

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Let banks who got the money to lend do the bridge-loan bailout of automakers!

noreply@blogger.com (Box Thinker) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:28:00 +0000

We've given the Treasury at least $250 Billion and maybe $350 Billion taxpayer dollars with no explanation of where the money has gone or any requirement that it actually go to stress points in the...

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Should we outsource elected official jobs to Saudi Arabia?

noreply@blogger.com (Box Thinker) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:19:00 +0000

It's scary when the Saudi's are more protective of the US economy than US elected officials. Saudi Arabia is taking steps to punch a hole in the hedge fund trading bubble by increasing oil...

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Why are gasoline prices so high? Would you believe the folks behind Enron are behind it again?

noreply@blogger.com (Box Thinker) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:13:00 +0000

Why are gasoline prices so high? Well, it seems there's plenty of oil coming out of the ground. The problem is that commodity traders are trading "oil futures" and every time a barrel of oil gets...

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Subpoenas Here, Subpoenas There -- Is the truth in them? Will we ever know?

noreply@blogger.com (Box Thinker) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:11:00 +0000

I know. The congressional subpoenas for Rove and assorted White House folks are old news. Subpoenas here, subpoena there -- is the truth in any of them? Will we ever know? Would we even believe them...

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noreply@blogger.com (Box Thinker) — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:22:00 +0000

Border Control? Don't Build Walls - Build Highways! As I was sitting in traffic on an interstate highway the other day, the entire solution to the border control problem became clear. Why don't we...

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Throw the Bums Out!

noreply@blogger.com (Box Thinker) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:30:00 +0000

Join the "Nationwide Term Limits Parade" in November. The only power the people of a democracy have over their elected officials is the power of the vote. You can choose to vote for people who have...

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noreply@blogger.com (Box Thinker) — Thu, 25 May 2006 16:50:00 +0000

Lawmakers Beware - Elections are Coming! The Heritage Foundation reports that the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (CIRA, S.2611) before the U.S. Senate has a previously unnoticed provision that...

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noreply@blogger.com (Box Thinker) — Tue, 23 May 2006 17:11:00 +0000

Did I blink? Did Mexico Annex the US? If you snooze, you lose, they say. I'm happily going about my business, secure in the knowledge that our elected officials will, through much debate in the seats...

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Annex Mexico

noreply@blogger.com (Box Thinker) — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:28:00 +0000

Can't secure the borders? Move them! When I first saw the Annex Mexico to the United States idea in bloggerland, I have to admit my gut-reaction was, "won't that get us another 100 million workers...

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noreply@blogger.com (Box Thinker) — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:27:00 +0000

Parades and Marches: The American Way As a person who came of age in the 1960s, I was glad to see people marching in the streets again. There's been far too little of that form of First Amendment...

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