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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Bernie Sanders’ Fracking Ban Is an Economic Disaster for Energy-Producing States
by Isaac Orr February 22, 2016Many energy-producing states are currently struggling in the wake of falling oil and natural gas prices. Thousands of people are losing their livelihoods in the energy sector, and lower severance tax payments are projected to produce numerous state budget shortfalls, which could end up reducing state spending on social programs.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Ted and Trump Take Different Tracks on Ethanol
by Marita Noon January 26, 2016Terry Branstad was first elected governor of Iowa in 1982. His six terms in office have made him the longest serving governor in American history and the most influential politician in the state. He rarely takes sides in the Republican caucuses and hasn’t endorsed a primary presidential candidate since 1996.
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Budgets/TaxesFeatured
Bernie Sanders and Robert Reich Are Confused by Economics. And Government. And Reality
by Seton Motley October 7, 2015Socialism is a failed ideology. It was the avant-garde approach to how to do government – in the Twentieth Century. The Soviet Union was the flagship petri dish. That conquered, infiltrated or ingratiated themselves with many other nations – to establish them as additional petri dishes (Hello, Cuba). We certainly now have a large enough, long enough sample set – and the results are in. The system is contaminated – Socialism does not work.