This British proposal is one of the most audacious power grabs of this century: The UK’s tax collection agency is putting forth a proposal that all employers send employee paychecks to the government, after which the government would deduct what it deems as the appropriate tax and pay the employees by bank transfer. The CNBC […]
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9/11 Commission Report Burnt on 9/11
The 9/11 Commission was one of the biggest frauds of a fraudulent decade. Here’s an excellent list of sources from “Washington’s Blog” on why the Commission’s report was a scam. (H/t Tom Blanton) Here’s a piece I did a few years ago detailing some of the charades of that farce of an “independent” commission. (Simply […]
Barr Campaign Manager’s Solomonic Solution to the Ghostwriting Debt
Regarding the lawsuit over the Barr 2008 Presidential Committee’s $47,000 debt to me for ghostwriting Bob Barr’s Lessons in Liberty — Russ Verney, Bob Barr’s 2008 campaign manager, admitted to the Washington Post that “We owe him some money and we intend to pay it.” And then Verney came up with the best fundraising idea […]
“Misplaced Words” – the New Defense for Political Lying
The New York Times on Monday night nailed Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal for lying about claiming to have served in Vietnam. Blumental, a Senate candidate, responded indignantly. Here’s the update to the story: Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, a Democrat running for the United States Senate, said on Tuesday that he took “full […]
Tea Party Pushback: Now I’m a Traitor, Racist, Communist, and Nazi
My Christian Science Monitor op-ed on the Tea Party movement is spurring some uplifting responses. My article concluded, America needs real champions of freedom – not poorly informed Republican accomplices.” A phalanx of Tea Party activists rushed to vindicate their movement and prove me wrong. Following is their rebuttal to the article: Comments from the […]
Extremist Blogs Could be Next!!!!
From today’s Washington Post website – “FBI warns extremist letters may encourage violence” By EILEEN SULLIVAN and DEVLIN BARRETT The Associated Press Friday, April 2, 2010; 9:34 AM …. The article ominously notes: ” In the past year, federal agents have seen an increase in “chatter” from an array of domestic extremist groups, which can […]
Is the FBI Your Friend on Facebook?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has released internal federal documents detailing how FBI agents are creating false or deceptive profiles online to gather more personal information on Americans. From the Associated Press story: U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to […]
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