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Category Archives: Repost
Repost – Facebook – April 3, 2014 – Money and Democracy
Reposted from Facebook Money and Democracy – April 3, 2014 Yesterday the Supreme Court came to a decision on the matter of McCutcheon v. FEC. The basic gist is that single political donors are no longer capped to a … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Politics, Repost
Tagged corruption, democracy, donations, McCutcheon v. FEC, mistake, oligarchy, plutocracy, politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
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Repost – Facebook – January 29, 2014 – A response to the 2014 State of the Union
Reposted from Facebook A response to the 2014 State of the Union – January 29, 2014 I’m going to get political here, so for those who don’t like to see politics on their Facebook pages, I recommend stopping now. The … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Governance, Healthcare, Politics, Repost
Tagged Congress, economic recovery, Obama, President, Republican, State of the Union
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Repost – Facebook – October 20, 2012 – A case for a new New Deal
Reposted from Facebook A case for a new New Deal – October 20, 2012 The federal budget deficit is a serious economic concern for Americans, and it represents a significant long-term impediment to economic growth and success. It has … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Economics, Governance, History, Infrastructure, Politics, Repost
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Repost – Facebook – November 5, 2010 – Quick comment on the e-tax
Reposted from Facebook Quick comment on the e-tax – November 5, 2010 Prop A passed. Now what? It seems like a lot of online discussion related to the e-tax is trending toward repealing it, and letting KC suffer. A lot … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Governance, Kansas City, Law Enforcement, Politics, Repost
Tagged budgets, carpetbagging, city planning, Kansas City, taxes
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Repost – Blogger – October 28, 2010 – Vote No on Prop A
Reposted from Blogger Vote No On Prop A – October 28, 2010 This November 2nd, voters in Missouri will be asked to vote on Proposition A, which is an outright attack on the primary revenue sources of Kansas City … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Governance, Kansas City, Politics, Repost
Tagged budget, finance, ideology, Kansas City, Missouri, sanity, St. Louis, taxes
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Repost – Blogger – April 14, 2010 – A discussion about healthcare
Reposted from Blogger A Discussion About Healthcare – April 14, 2010 It’s been quite a while since I posted anything here. I’d like to start doing it again. I posted this originally on facebook a couple weeks ago, but … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Healthcare, Politics, Repost
Tagged Constitution, healthcare, human rights, Obama
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Repost – Blogger – February 29, 2008 – Crime and Excessive Punishment
Reposted from Blogger Crime and Excessive Punishment – February 29, 2008 Earlier this week I attended a screening of a film by Melissa Mummert, a Unitarian minister currently based in North Carolina. While serving as a chaplain intern in … Continue reading
Posted in Law Enforcement, Politics, Repost
Tagged crime, jail, prison, punishment, three strikes
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Repost – Blogger – February 28, 2008 – Independent Coffee
Reposted from Blogger Independent Coffee – February 28, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/business/30sbux.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin This article was in the New York Times in January. It was about the decline of $tarbucks (finally), and specifically highlighted an independent coffeehouse that $tarbucks couldn’t kill. Namely, … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Drink, Repost
Tagged Broadway Cafe, coffee, competition, Kansas City, New York Times, Starbucks
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Repost – Blogger – December 2, 2007 – Movie Review – The Golden Compass
Reposted from Blogger Movie Review: The Golden Compass – December 2, 2007 April 20, 2014 Note: Since this original blog post, I’ve read all three books in the His Dark Materials trilogy, and I think they are all excellent. One … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Repost
Tagged allegory, atheism, Chronicles of Narnia, film, movies, Phillip Pullman, religion, The Golden Compass
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Repost – Blogger – December 1, 2007 – A tongue-in-cheek thought about the writers strike
Reposted from Blogger A tongue-in-cheek thought about the writers strike – December 1, 2007 With no malice intended toward the screenwriters (or the tv and film industry in general), I’m kind of rooting for an extended writer’s strike. It … Continue reading