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I’m as Mad as Hell, But I Guess I’ll Keep Taking It

April 4th, 2011

By Tom Carter In the great movie Network, the character Howard Beale, played by the late Peter Finch, told his audience: “I want you to go to the window, open it, stick your head out and yell: ‘I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore.’” That’s the way I feel […]

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Tags: appropriations, budget, Constitution, continuing resolution, CR, shutdown
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Public Ignorance about the Federal Budget

March 3rd, 2011

By Tom Carter It’s no secret that Americans in general are ignorant about the details of the federal budget. All you have to do is listen to people talk, read blogs, and suffer through the supremely stupid chain e-mails that clog all our in-boxes. Just how ignorant many people are is depressing. “The Fact Checker” […]

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Tags: budget, Congress, CR, federal, foreign aid, ignorance, revenue, spending
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