connecticut
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Global usage of natural gas continues to grow rapidly. Gas is an essential low-cost, non-polluting fuel for heating, cooking, industrial use, and generation of electrical power. But states in New England, New York, and some nations seek to curtail the use of natural gas.
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Budgets/Taxes
Tied to the Mast: Connecticut Imposes a ‘Debt Brake’
by Barry Poulson and John Merrifield July 12, 2018In Homer’s Odyssey, sailors are lured to the rocky shores of an island by an irresistible siren song. To prevent his ship from succumbing to the song, Odysseus orders his sailors to fill their ears with wax and tie him to the ship’s mast.
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Budgets/Taxes
Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Storm Heading for Mainland America
by Jesse Hathaway June 12, 2017The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, a federal board tasked with managing the island commonwealth’s course out of fiscal emergency, declared failure on May 3, filing paperwork to begin court proceedings restructuring the government debt.
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LibertyPoliticsRandom
American Colonies: Despite What You Learn In School, It Was Mostly Private Enterprise
by Rob Natelson December 7, 2016Too many of us who are enthusiastic about space exploration and colonization expect the federal government to lead the way. We should learn from the founding of British colonies in America.