Archive for the ‘spending’ Category
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The Constant Gardener
Posted on May 26, 2010
In 2005, Paramount released a movie starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz called The Constant Gardener. This post has absolutely nothing to do with that movie. I was thinking about...
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Rand Paul and Online Poker
Posted on May 19, 2010
It was interesting to go to a Ways and Means Committee meeting on the possibilities and pitfalls of online gambling in the aftermath of Rand Paul’s huge victory in Kentucky....
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The Housing Shank
Posted on May 17, 2010
“Every golf shot makes somebody happy.” I thought about that old sport adage when driving in this morning and listening to a radio commercial about foreclosures. This ad wasn’t about...
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The Budget
Posted on May 14, 2010
In 1921, the Congress first started thinking about doing a budget. It passed the Budget and Accounting Act legislation that first directed the President to submit a budget. It also...
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Greece: Beginning and Ends
Posted on May 11, 2010
A little more than 2300 years ago, Alexander the Great rampaged out of Greece into Asia Minor, and Greek civilization reached its largest sphere of influence. A few centuries later,...
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