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How to Explain Taxes and Influence Republicans

Posted on January 12, 2019 by hbreck

Bear with me here. I need to talk about something really exciting. Hold on to your seats as we dive into the exciting world of… marginal tax rates! Okay, now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, I regret … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgets, Economics, Governance, Media, Myths and misconceptions, Politics, Quick post | Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Barack Obama, Grover Norquist, marginal rates, misconceptions, myths, politics, progressive income tax, Republican Party, republicans, Steve Scalise, taxes | Leave a comment

Maybe he really could get away with murder…

Posted on May 18, 2017 by hbreck

Back in January 2016, while on the campaign trail, Donald Trump boasted that he could shoot somebody without losing voters. Obviously this was a bit of a morbid hyperbole. Trump, in his usual classy way, was simply bragging about his popularity. … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Law Enforcement, Politics | Tagged Carter Page, Congress, controversy, corruption, crime, democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, GOP, Hillary Clinton, House of Representatives, impeachment, incompetence, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Republican Party, republicans, Richard Nixon, Robert Mueller, Roger Stone, Russia, Senate, tax evasion, taxes, Watergate | Leave a comment

Liberals for Gary Johnson?

Posted on September 17, 2016 by hbreck

Every Presidential election is mostly a two-person race – from a practical standpoint, anyway. Occasionally a third party candidate does make some noise. In 2000, Ralph Nader got a lot of attention, and shook up the race, arguably weakening Democratic … Continue reading →

Posted in Elected yet unelectable, Governance, Myths and misconceptions, Politics | Tagged Aleppo, awful people, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, civil rights, conservatism, Constitution, corruption, debt, deficits, Donald Trump, education, Elected yet unelectable, extremists, foreign policy, Gary Johnson, government, Hillary Clinton, ideology, Jill Stein, liberalism, libertarian, Libertarian Party, New Mexico, politics, private prisons, privatization, Republican, republicans, Social Security, taxes | 2 Comments

Brexit Lemmings

Posted on June 30, 2016 by hbreck

So, last week, the United Kingdom did it. They voted narrowly to leave the European Union. Well, kind of. Okay, actually, they didn’t. This was a referendum among the citizenry to ascertain popular opinion about the EU. The actual process … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Governance, History, Politics | Tagged Boris Johnson, Brexit, Britain, civil rights, Conservative Party, controversy, David Cameron, dishonesty, Donald Trump, economics, environment, EU, Europe, European Union, extremists, facts, fear, government, immigration, Ireland, John Oliver, lies, military, nativism, Northern Ireland, nuclear weapons, politics, racism, regulations, religion, Scotland, short-sightedness, statistics, taxes, Tories, trade, UK, United Kingdom, United States | 2 Comments

Bernie or Bust?

Posted on May 25, 2016 by hbreck

I’m going to start off with a brief preface, specifically in the interest of full disclosure. I am a Bernie Sanders supporter. I voted for him in my state primary, I have attended local campaign meetings and rallies, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Governance, Politics | Tagged awful people, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Congress, corruption, democracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, economics, environment, extremists, Federal government, GOP, government, Hillary Clinton, ideology, lies, Obergefell v. Hodges, politics, primaries, Republican, republicans, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, taxes, women's rights | 2 Comments

Want to get rid of the IRS? Okay, this is what you need to also get rid of…

Posted on April 20, 2015 by hbreck

Ted Cruz was the first major party candidate to announce a run for the 2016 Presidential election. One of his primary talking points is a hatred of taxes and a proposal to eliminate the IRS. The GOP has already done … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgets, Economics, Governance, Infrastructure, Politics, Science | Tagged consumption tax, democracy, drugs, economics, FCC, FDA, FDIC, Federal government, flat tax, government, head tax, infrastructure, internet, IRS, Medicare, medicine, NASA, National Weather Service, NOAA, progressive income tax, regulations, Republican, republicans, Social Security, taxes, technology, Ted Cruz, unions | Leave a comment

Repost – Facebook – November 5, 2010 – Quick comment on the e-tax

Posted on April 20, 2014 by hbreck

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 | 1 Comment

Repost – Blogger – October 28, 2010 – Vote No on Prop A

Posted on April 20, 2014 by hbreck

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 | Leave a comment

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Tag Archives: taxes

How to Explain Taxes and Influence Republicans

Maybe he really could get away with murder…

Brexit Lemmings

Bernie or Bust?

Repost – Facebook – November 5, 2010 – Quick comment on the e-tax

Repost – Blogger – October 28, 2010 – Vote No on Prop A

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