National Races

It is time to do a MAJOR overhaul on our federal tax system. It is a mess and becomes less fair to ALL each and every year. It is out of control and “increment-alism” will not work. Yes, it is time for a bold change and it does have some degree of risk. But, at one point (early in the 20th century) we had NO income tax and a bold risk was taken to put one in place. There were forecasts from both sides of the aisle of impending disaster and that the economy would absolutely collapse. It didn’t. It did create a new entry howeve

I am saddened that there does not appear to be any real Independent  folks seeking federal offices.
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Despite record-low approval ratings, House lawmakers Wednesday were moving toward accepting an approximately $4,400 pay raise that will increase their salaries to almost $170,000.

The cost-of-living raise get lawmakers back on track for automatic pay raises after a fight between Democrats and Republicans last year and again in January killed the pay hike due this year. That was the first interruption of the annual congressional pay hike in seven years.

We should take a moment to look beyond the hype of the 2008 Presidential election the what is going to happen in the next congressional election. If the democrats maintain control, the power of the newly elected President could be vastly diminished.