The presidential candidates have been repeatedly asked how they would "manage the economy". The Democratic candidateshave accepted the premise that this is something the president of the USA should do. They see the president as a national economic manager. Manufacturing jobs are no better for America than other jobs. Some argue that they are worse. Increasing service jobs in medical, financial and computer sectors while importing manufactured goods doesn't hurt America. It helps America. The free market, if allowed, would train and educate workers just fine. Federal training programs have tended to place people in low-paying jobs, if trainees got jobs at all. "Power" in a free market means success in creating goods and services that your fellow human beings voluntarily choose to buy. Government power is force: the ability to fine and imprison people. The economy is far too complicated for any president, no matter how smart, to manage. Free people ar far more propseros than unfree people. Presidential candidate should promise to keep their hands off the economy. I report,U decide.

The “great global warming hoax” crowd have seen their emotional diatribes shattered by scientific fact. A judge has restricted the teaching of Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” in British schools because it contains factual errors.

No need to worry, though, the hoaxer crowd, rather than admitting their errors merely changed their boogeyman from “global warming” to “climate change.” This small change produces a win-win situation for them. More/fewer, stronger/weaker hurricanes? No problem. Both are covered by “climate change.” Drought/flooding? Covered! More ice cap, less ice cap? Hoaxers are still right. Hotter temperatures, colder temps? Hoaxers will always be right. I report, U decide.

Moderate Muslims must choose a side.If there is hope to eradicate Islamic inspired terrorism, moderate Muslims are the key. After 9/11, there were pitifully few Muslim-sourced outcries condemning the atrocity. Sadly, this situation remains today, with little or no criticism of the culture of terrorism emerging from peaceful Muslim sources. In there a reason for this? Could it be that Muslims who have migrated and become naturalized citizens are afraid to speak out against Muslim terrorists and terrorism because there are families and friends whom they left behind, and in spite of the safety of their adopted country, they fear retribution if they criticize terrorists and/or radicals?

If, as I suspect it may be, this is the real reason for the lack of protest. It would suggest that there exists a strong and frightening link between those moderate Muslims who have chosen citizenship in a new, more peaceful country and those who have chosen terrorism as their means to an end.

In spite of fears of retribution, it is imperative that the voice of moderate Muslims be heard, loud and clear, constantly and firmly, in condemnation of terrorists and fanaticism.

1. This new tax plan was developed not by politicians but by the people of this country.
2. No federal income taxes.
3. No payroll taxes, soc sec and meicare.
4. No self-employment taxes.
5. No capital gains taxes.
6. No gift or estate taxes.
7. No alternative minimum tax.
8. No corporate taxes.
9. No payroll witholding.
10. No taxes on Soc. Sec. or pension benefits.
11. No personal tax forms.
12. No tax record keeping.
13. No personal income tax filing whatsoever.
14. It will not increase price of goods you buy.
15. Every household can buy necessities tax free.
16. It would level the playing field against imports.
17. Freedom from the tyranny of 67,000 pages of statutes and
regulations that are understood by no one.
18. In 2003 Treasury Dept investigators posing as taxpayers
found that 43% of calls received the wrong answers.
19. Corporations collect taxes from you by embedding their tax burden in the price of the goods you buy.
20. It is common for a iberal politician to buy votes with imposing tax on corporations knowing that the conumer pays the tax.
21. Under our "progressive" income tax system, the harder you work the more severe the punishment.
22. In his 1884 Communist Manifesto Karl Marx listed the establishment of a progressive income tax as one of the essentials in the formation of a Communist society.
23. The 3M company is moving most of it's operations to low tax jurisdictions.
24. Luring offshore jobs back to the United States is one of the economic forces driving us toward the fair tax.
25. A Harvard study established that our bcurrent price system is burdened with an average embeded (hidden) tax of 22%.
26. Corporations don't pay taxes, they collect them and the conumer pays.
27. When our country sells it's goods and services into a global economy with a 22% tax component buried in the price people will lookm elsewhere.
28. Fair tax would double the revenuje to soc. sec. and Medicare in less than 20 years by doubling the size of the economy.
29. Today more than 130 nations world wide utilize a VAT tax(sales tax).
30. Prebate (monthly rebate)will vary depending not on income but on size of household. It is designed to "untax" every household up to $25,660 of spending.
31. If you're in this country illegally, no matter how much you earn, no prebate for you and shame on you.
32. The fair tax will put the united States on a level trade playing field with China.
33. It's become clear that we will see a combination of reduced prices and increased paychecks with the fair tax.
34. The chsnge of states revenue is affected by the economic conditions. Sales tax revenues vary from -1% to +9% while income tax revenues vary from -21% to +22% at the same time
34. Non income-tax states have a higher rate of growth in gross state output, personal income, population, jobs and lower unemployment rate than stateswith personal income tax.
35. Disadvantages? it makes politicians less powerful.
35. An hour of work will buy a greater amount of goods after the fair tax is enacted.
36. The economics of the fair tax is that it would drive increased investment creating more jobs.
37. Companies that try to keep the money they save on taxes will be driven out of business by the competition.
37. Investments and interest on savings will not be taxed.
38. When a tax on an upper-income individual causes them to work and save less, the tax burden is shifted to those of lower income.
39. The fair tax is the best opportunity for tax reform and economic growth this country has ever seen.

I report,U decide.

To be continued, 962 to go.

Less than a week after issuing sweeping ruling that bars most lawsuits against medical device makers, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the first of two cases that could determine whether drug makers receive similar protection. The fundamental question in these cases is who should make the decisions that will determine whether a drug is "on balance, going to save people, or on balance, going to hurt people?" A jury of 12 is would be more likely to see before them only the people whom the drug hurt and don't see the many more who need the drug to cure them. Conservatives are much more likely than liberals to unnerstand this position. This would severely limit the billions of dollars taken by the trial lawyers in such lawsuits. Bills to limit lawsuits, or tort reform, are routinely voted no my Democrats and yes by Republicans due to the fact that the Trial Lawyers Assn. of America gives 97% of their political donations to the Democratic party. You don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Justice Stephen Breyer sez "congress left policing of the medicine market exclusively to the Food and Drug Administration." The FDA completely oversees the drug and device markets, and should no be second-guessed by courts

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