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Well, it has been a year. Not sure what more to say about it. One of my friends posted this on Facebook yesterday and I thought I’d share it. Not sure how long CBS is going to keep the voting open but cast your vote and take a look at what others said.I can’t help [...]

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Someone at Evergreen Freedom Foundation posted this about a month ago and since I’m finishing up Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell (a must-read by the way!) I totally loved it.While I must confess that I also love Ke$ha, I have a hard time believing that she watched this video and actually had a comment on [...]

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On Monday, February 15th, a few thousand people gathered on the Capitol Steps in Olympia, Washington to say “no thanks” to new taxes. Here’s a little video montage of the day. There will be more to come, soon.

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');document.write('You Want a Job After You Graduate, Right?
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You?re probably planning on getting a job after you?re done with school.Here are some facts you should know?Average costs for a four-year collegePublic Private$7,020 $26,273Students with job offers at graduation2007 200951.0% 19.7%Average salary2008 2009$49,624 $48,515Average debt for graduation seniors: $23,186Check out Campus Reform’s website for some interesting job leads.

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Even if the government could create 3.5 million jobs, who is going to pay 3.5 million salaries? I know it isn’t always the case, but most of the time, people get laid off because their employers are broke!

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Intercollegiate Studies Institute put together a civil literacy test – based on U.S. naturalization exams and U.S. Department of Education high school progress tests. Take 5 minutes and see if you pass.Seventy-one percent of Americans failed this basic test. The overall average score was only 49%, with college graduates also failing at 57%.

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One of my friends is beginning to lean towards fiscal conservatism. And one of the questions he asked me was why even Conservative students want the government giving them money for school. Should the government help students out? It’s the farthest thing from capitalism. But university seems rather out of reach for most people who [...]

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Thomas Sowell has a lot of good insight on why health care is in its current state. So while the bill in DC may be on life support, it’s still wise to understand the pros and cons.“The “uninsured” are another big talking point for government medical insurance. But the incomes of many of the uninsured [...]

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