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Tag: Balanced budget

A MO Democratic candidate calls for a Balanced Budget amendment. Wait, what?

June 27, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, Budget, Government, Missouri region, Politics One comment

In a shocking policy statement released last week, Democrat Jason Kander—who is running for US Senate to unseat Republican incumbent Roy Blunt—announced that he

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Rand Paul: Just another Republican tightwad

April 16, 2015 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Economy, Politics, Republicans Leave a comment

There are some outside the Republican camp who want to believe that Rand Paul may be a little bit of fresh air from a

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Please raise my taxes

October 31, 2012 Lindsey Garner Congress, Consumer issues, Economy, Taxes One comment

I am part of America’s middle class and I want to pay higher taxes. Before you call me insane, let me explain that I

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Balance the federal budget in 3 days? These guys did it!

July 29, 2011 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Government, Ideas, Taxes 2 comments

Put two high-level Republicans, two high-level Democrats and a politically savvy moderator around a table for three days, and what do you get? Heated,

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