Posts Tagged ‘henry-waxman’
Here’s the story: The AFL-CIO labor union has a new tax in mind. Specifically, the union wants to apply a small tax — a tenth of 1 percent — on every stock transaction. The tax would especially target firms that use so-called high-frequency trading, which uses technology to oversee many transactions in the blink of [...]
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Posted in economic-policy, Energy Policy, Fed Policy, Government, Health Care Debate, Legislative Process, National Debt, Personal Finances, Political Correctness, Trends | No Comments »
OK, so we’re no sooner finishing Obama’s reform of the housing, banking, and automakers industries, than we’re apparently ready to do the same to the energy industry. Now, as with the other situati0ns, you’ve got two very different prevailing thoughts going apparently. On one side, is the keep it simple philosophy. In the other debates, [...]
Tags: california, cap and trade, carbon credit, cost, environmentalist, global warming, henry-waxman, heritage foundation, kentucky district of columbia, Maryland, obama, Utah
Posted in economic-policy, Fed Policy | 1 Comment »
Spencer Bachus recently commented that he thought Obama was getting pushed too far to the left by some members of Congress: But he said he is worried that he is being steered too far by the Congress: “Some of the men and women I work with in Congress are socialists.” Asked to clarify his comments [...]
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Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Ethics, Media, media bias, National Politics, Political Correctness, The Media | 6 Comments »
February 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment
This isn’t the first time this has happened, but it’s being discussed again ( via Kerry Picket at Newsbusters.org ): The House Energy and Commerce Committee is also looking at how it can put in place policies that would allow it greater oversight of the Internet. “Internet radio is becoming a big deal, and we’re seeing [...]
Tags: big-brother, censorship, eric holder, fairness doctrine, henry-waxman, hillary clinton, internet, obama, oversight, supreme court
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Fed Policy, Idiot of the day, Legislative Process, The Legal Process, The Media | 1 Comment »
Well, after demanding change for two solid years, and getting a LOT of people to buy into his change, Obama’s “change” is starting to take shape. This is what it is possibly looking like now that Obama’s had a couple of weeks to vet the changelings he wants spearheading his change. Janet Napolitano. You [...]
Tags: anita hill, chief of staff, clarence thomas, commerce committee, congressman, eric holder, first lady, health and human service, henry-waxman, janet napolitano, marc-rich, rahm emanual, robert gates, secretary of defense, tom daschle
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I’ve been involved in a discussion on The Motley Fool with one of my buddies, CCSand, and others. Specifically regarding whether or not women voters tend to vote more with their libido than male voters. I expected to be trashed for suggesting such, and I was. However, I have experienced the political world, and do [...]
Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, bella-abzug, henry-waxman, jessica-simpson, National Politics, voting-with-your-penis
Posted in 2008 Presidential Race, National Politics | 4 Comments »