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Just cut the salaries of the over paid state and municipal workers, that make 4 times what I make and have to live on, with a family of 4, why should we all pay more taxes to support there lifestyles. If they create an income tax or sales tax, I am leaving Alaska, then the state and municipal workers can fend for thems...
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Yeah big bad Alaskans letting oil companies have free oil for 5 years... Dont fool yourself, while theres still money in the ground producers will come from far and wide.
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Amazing how we got by all these decades without taxes.
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the pfd is a small percentage of the interest earned on the Fund account after investing, once it was 200 dollars. Why should we change it at the bottom end ? The leggies decide each year how much of the 'money' gets deposited, so if they put a little less in for a few years....and quit honoring sham deals...
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I agree. It is going to take a lot of new taxes and a lot of cuts to support a state government, if we are going to continue to be a state. Everyone has to give a little. I often wonder if we should invest in our Parks by increasing access to them. Alaska definitely has a lot of Parks that go unused and unappreciat...
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We had a state income tax until Dick Randolph, a libertarian, got that petition going to get rid of it.
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HB 247 did not and will not cause APACHE and 2 others to bankrupt/leave. $30 oil did. They couldnt stay online with handouts and tax free production, they were doomed and well beyond saving. Alaskans going broke is just as inevitable, a 10 year old can do the math. Im not buying the argument we have to coddle the oil...
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The federal government has the advantage of borrowing from the federal reserve that invents the money out of thin air by entering the loan amount into a computer. The the US Treasury prints the fiat currency and bingo we get our social security, Medicare, and Medicaid. It is a crazy system. Read G. Edward Griffin's ...
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yuck - looks like a train wreck where 2 distinct and separate things are jammed together but don't meld. +++is it the same designer who comes up with these glass façade buildings? ehy are ugly and do not fit here.
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There are legal arguments online saying Cruz is not a natural born citizen. He may be declared disqualified.
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I had the same thought. Thank you for saying it better than I would have.
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Everything that you have said here crew is totally irrelevant to the issue being discussed. It is all just one big red herring. Do you just talk for the sake of talking? The NFL has nothing at all to do with this controversy, nor does men's soccer in other nations like England and Germany. What matters is that h...
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I'm sure she's super interested in your assessment of her appearance. I know all of us were just DYING to know your unsolicited thoughts about a woman's looks, especially a woman far superior to you in pretty much every way.
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So the increase in assessed value increased your property taxes. Not necessarily Sullivan's fault; blame it on the economy.
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Well, I don't have personal first hand knowledge of the situation, but yes, if true, it is fraud....
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XSWE the "Law"
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Support your local "Illegal" Dope Dealer!
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The real benefit of an income tax will not be in the money raised: what it will do is make people begin pointing out the wasteful expenditures of state government and demand these be eliminated. Right now with nobody paying, these expenses get paid with no negative input.
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BROETRY lmao
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The real benefit of an income tax will not be in the money raised: what it will do is make people begin pointing out the wasteful expenditures of state government and demand these be eliminated. Right now with nobody paying, these expenses get paid with no negative input.
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Ummm, what role should the uber rich play - and what about their corporations? I would consider paying a "fair tax," but Gov. Walker has proposed we follow the Federal System which allows banks and investors to be taxed at a much lower rate than workers (workers like me and so many other Alaskans). I think we should ...
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to be outdoors and watch an incredible race! Good luck Tyler, Tyson, and Scott! Have a safe rave everyone!
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Yes. Norway. Well they sort of do. They are rich beyond belief, for a government anyway. They came to Alaska to learn from us how we make money off our oil as an "owner state" many years ago when they were first going to start producing oil and wanted to know how to best benefit from their oil being produced. Their oi...
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ex plain in first grade terms...............
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Silly theme ... and what happened to the live music scene alike the old blues central. Is that not happening ?
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Talk to and trust your neighbours and friends. Ignore advice from rich people and their companies, their lobbyists, their news outlets, and their professional associations (like The Chamber of Commerce), Ignore polls that are paid for by rich people, thieir lobbyists, their news outlets and the professional associat...
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That is not " apparent at all.
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I believe we have common ground. Defending the liberties of the people, by defending the constitution, as written, is the most important job a President has IMHO.
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I am sure just fine from my side. I work in a field dominated by liberals, I would say 20-1 liberal vs conservative. I have no problem speaking with them or getting along with them. Now there are a few that get so angry over politics that they can never discuss them and I guess it is a good decision for them. The...
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Always amazing and amusing, how the sore loser con crowd has such a hard time coming to grips with the reality of defeat.
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"lipstick on a pig"
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Isn't this the same 47% supporting taxes that will never pay them as they are already living on welfare or student loans?
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Uh-oh. I smell another Palin in the making. Silly me, I thought Chugiak was in the Anchor Borough. Funny how this was announced right AFTER the election.
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This whole deal stinks like last years humpy
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I'd like to see that scholar's quote. But during the 30's the likes of Neville Chamerlain, Charles Lindbergh, Walter Guinness, Henry Ford, Hermann Schwinn, Maurice Papon, Sir Oswald Mosley, all stalwarts of the political right, were open admirers of and sympathizers with Hitler and Mussolini. Many of them readily ide...
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Sure--I think it would make a GREAT episode of the Cone-Heads! Or 'cone-CHINS', if Bristol is cast as 'Connie'...
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There is NOTHING to stop these folk's from sending the bloated government as much of THEIR money as they like. But they have no right to call for the armed robbery of others.
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what a load of liberal bullshit. The overwhelming majority of Alaskans I speak with, all say the same thing. STOP SPENDING. Democrats and their public union cronies are the only ones constantly calling for MORE SPENDING. How many conservatives write articles for this lousy publication?
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C'mon, Washington Post! The last Palin-piece was a little funny. This one is just...sad.
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every Alaskan I speak with says the same thing. STOP SPENDING. I guess liberal democrats and their public union affiliates are addicted to spending our money poorly.
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of course you would liberal. The View is on every morning for you to get your daily dose of vitriol
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liberalism is a mental disorder
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Maybe, but less than 50% of Alaskan wage earners would pay the tax. Yet all Alaskans consume state resources and benefits. So if you want it to be fair and have everyone have some skin in the game then only a sales tax or some use of the PFD will meet that criteria.
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Maybe, but less than 50% of Alaskan wage earners would pay the tax. Yet all Alaskans consume state resources and benefits. So if you want it to be fair and have everyone have some skin in the game then only a sales tax or some use of the PFD will meet that criteria.
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And your suggestions are....?
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This pastie girl is ready! Whoo hoo...bring it!
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The problem was for the Legislative Leaders that building is sinking.
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Let's see. Shockley is free for 5 months before he's potentially sentenced to 40 yrs. in prison, he has no assets and $3.5 million is unaccounted for, but it is somewhere. I hope he's not thinking of disappearing. That would be dishonest.
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Oh man. RG quoting someone using the "R" word. Hope they're ready with online safe spaces.
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I suspect the people are comparing the money dumped into the school district against the dismal results and decided to stop the funding. I did notice that once gain we were subjected to the "leaking roof " extortion scam. This is the tactic where the school district refuses to maintain roofs and therefore the entire ...
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Yes, it will be interesting to see how the "tax and spend" liberal assembly will try to fund their social reform agenda.
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Which is it? it is not SB 21 or HB 247 that is for sure. Alaska needs a complete facelift with new laws that stop the big oil monopoly and enables Alaskans to afford to explore and produce oil for profit, that has never happened since statehood! Read my April 2, 2013 Testimony on SB 21, watch Ray Metcalfe's and my te...
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Alaska has to do something to "right-side" the economy. The reality is that a new tax structure is going to cause a shakeout in the economy - jobs losses, falling property values and reduced spending by consumers. That is inevitable. The core factors are - efficient tax structure to capture all wage earners, even th...
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For the complete story of the Bundy Boys takeover of Malheur and its cultural, political and historical context, including a day-by-day timeline, a second-by-second timeline of the shooting, and a spreadsheet of all federal indictments, Google: <b>"Range War Redux – Bundy Boys In Oregon"</b>. For the backstory on the ...
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Having a CASA advocate when I was in foster care was an absolute godsend. Thanks to the CASA volunteers for all that you do! It makes huge differences later!
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Your wrong Joseph Powers, Buccaneer filed for Bankruptcy May 2014 with oil prices above $ 100.00 per barrel; http://www.indexmundi.com/commodities/?commodity=crude-oil-brent&months=60 Texas has the citizens that elects oil and gas commissioners Judges, and Attorney Generals and Alaska appoints them and so we have a st...
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Careers will rise or fall in the native corporations and in both political parties over the attempts to transform the permanent fund into a vehicle for tax avoidance for locals and outsiders. I am thousands of miles away from the Great Land and I can read the tea leaves. Why can't the big wheels in Juneau and in Ancho...
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If they went bankrupt with historically high outliar prices and handouts on top of that, then somthing bigger is wrong. Bigger tax credits and handouts still wont save them.
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And you're going to which state that has zero income or sales tax?
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Alcohol killed 100 million Native Americans and stole their lands and today the character of this country owes the first people more than that and thank you for standing up for our freedom and as diverse cultures and customs we have the true meaning of freedom.
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I'm fine with a graduated progressive tax, but I agree that there should be no free riders. Everyone should chip in something, even if it's small. Go with an income tax but with a floor. Everyone pays at least $100, regardless if the pay zero federal tax.
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As with the Willamette River the problem is these dams did not have fish ladders. Rather than install fish ladders the solution was to royally screw the farmers dependent on water for irrigation. $450 million to remove the dams...$120 million to install 4 fish ladders. We have become a nation led by MORONS.
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The disparity in pay isn't just in sports. It's across the board(room)
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Obviously Michaels didn't do the math. The average IQ in America is 100. 80+90+100+140= 102.5 average, which means 3 out of 4 are never going to understand algebra much less need it in the jobs they work.
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And these consultants and their clients take full advantage of state law that mandates your voter registration information be sold to them (or anyone else) for a very modest cost. That is how the voter registration information of 487,000 Alaskans showed up on a unsecured commercial data base as reported in December on ...
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but considering medicine cabinets are usually located in a bathroom, wouldn't this backfire towards the company? It's my understanding installing cameras in a bathroom without notification is a invasion of privacy. I don't know if there were other caregivers employed on that shift that used tha...
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If you tell everybody you meet that having Trump run for president is "bizarre and frightening" then of course you're going to hear all the sympathetic comments. The people who just don't care or who think you're nuts will just smile and nod. What's really bizarre and frightening is that someone with such vocal, volati...
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Business as usual for the Republican Morality Police! Our state is broke and this is their excuse for taking your PFDs, using budget cuts to enforce their own religious views, continue to cut social programs, and will continue to go against the will of the people by continuing to sabotage the Marijuana Initiative in ev...
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Thank God for Republicans!
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And just imagine the extra time and money we would have to devote to physical fitness, or whatever else we wanted, if we chose to have fewer kids?
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The rabid liberal indoctrination of young and impressionable minds that is taking place in our public schools borders on child abuse.
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There is much concern that the Donkey Party will emerge from this election mortally wounded.
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In other words Don you are in favor of a Cuban Communist Cruz and a shit for brains Kasich. I think Don Wand you are losing it. You know Donald Trump would not be a Washington Cartel, like all the rest of Obama rear-end kissing jerks.
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Undoubtedly the most credit goes to the rescue groups, who have gotten more active in recent years and work so hard to home pets and diligently work towards to ensuring all the pets they adopt out are spayed/neutered. Good job.
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who benefits from the profits? Eugene or the ralphs?
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Oh the drama. Why not just spit in the face or the graves of everyone who immigrated here legally???
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“But what have we done this year that hasn’t pissed everyone off?” Well Stevens has that right, but in saying so, he exposes the height of arrogance quite common with all politicians. 'I was elected to handle the golden goose and I will just do as I damn well please with it'! Or as the traditional older attitude, 'l...
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I didn't catch the name of the defense attorney. Since the purpose of prison is to protect us from criminals and to teach the criminal that there are consequences, I'd much prefer that Heney, who perhaps is an exception to the rule, spend his time as a contributor instead of as another expense to the state.
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what is with the ugly glass buildings going up here? who thinks this is good looking? like the glass is going to reflect blue skies, sunshine? no - they will always look "cold" at best and in the winter here - being just one more gray thing they looks like depression. does anybody besides the design firms and the p...
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Non residents will get the tax back wend they file in their home State! They don't pay double taxes!
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Fair enough. It's worth repeating, again and again, that AK is being taken to the cleaners, with this SB21 larceny. The original comment seemed to skip right over that part. 247 is commendable, insofar as it's an effort, to undo some of the damage.
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Mark Springer, it's not usual to have criminals make laws, but Anchorage, Juneau, and Washington are full of worst criminals. The lie, cheat voters and futher their pockets. Yep and some down thru the years have possibly committed worse but hidden from nations eyes. So that line will not float. Smell the discrimination...
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More than 1/2 century ago I was an ASD kid, and I remember my Dad musing about how an organization would get millions of tax dollars in an operating budget, and then go to the well again for specific projects. It seemed to him that is was simply playing on the hearts of voters who trusted the basic goodness of school ...
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Hammer at the same line of BS constantly and mercilessly, and people will tend to pick it up and believe it as logical and true. It isn't a new tactic at all.
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Interestingly enough, the last Europeans that I personally had conversations with were beginning to express views about Muslims in their countries that were starting to sound, well, rather Trumpian ... :-/
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Is that what you do when you over spend? Tax someone?
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Donald Trump was spawned by Barack Hussein Obama. The nut doesn't fall far from the tree does it?
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In truth most taxpayers will get NO deduction on their federal income taxes for paying state income taxes, so stop pushing this BS argument I keep hearing recirculated: "State taxes can be deducted from federal income taxes" ... only true if you ITEMIZE, and most people effectively can't itemize because their standard ...
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You appear to be very uninformed. This is a nonprofit organization. The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts is supported in part by grants from The Oregon Arts Commission & the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Arts Foundation of Western Oregon Fund at The Oregon Community Foundation.
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Cuban Cruz born in Canada 1970 lived in Canada for 7 yrs. Mother is a Canadian, Father is a Communist Cuban born fought with and for Fidel Castro Army, He slip under the table with a American Visa then into Canada then he was run out of Canada he got Citizenship Papers in 2005. Ted Cruz has not signed his Citizenship ...
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When NAFTA was implemented, not only was it destructive to the U.S. working middle class, it also decimated the Mexican family farm. Millions of farming livlihoods were destroyed, overswept by a neofeudalist wave of 'free' trade. The jobless went north. Mexico is seen as a slave labor colony to be exploited by the glo...
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The villagers end up with welfare checks, a pfd, and zero taxes Beautiful.
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I'm taking 2-1 odds in 30 days we find Tyler has abandoned writing and has decided to sell clams with googlie eyes glues on them down in some beach in Mexico. Shirtless with half-a$$ed dreads. Every sentence uttered started with "Heeeeey maaaan..." Seriously, there should be bets on how much weigh gain is going to ...
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the Owyhee is what it is today because of the tenaciousness of the folks who live there and activists who fought to return it to a natural landscape of variety and awesomeness. to go from being a dammed up death trap to a free flowing wonder that s appreciated for being a national treasure is amazing. if it has suppor...
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I disagree Terrence. Its always critical to look closely at the person arguing the issue first -- what's their position, and motivation? If someone argued heroin is actually good for you, would you really waste your time arguing the issue is you knew the argument came from a heroin dealer?
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who runs the non profit? at what salary?
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No surprise at all really, the conservative Alaskan psyche has always been, "gimme, gimme, gimme! As long as someone else pays for it". Why do you think Test Stevens was so loved? He was the master of "freebies".
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Americans pay more in taxes than on housing, food, and clothing combined. - The Tax Foundation Most corrupt states in the country - Alaska #3. NPR and IRJ Just a couple things to keep in mind when a polling company calls asking if your okay with higher beer, wine, and gasoline prices to pay for state government.
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dear legislators, please give everyone what they want with zero cuts anywhere. that way these letters demanding freebies will go away. thanks
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If village life is the utopia you think it is, I don't understand why you haven't moved to one.
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