Tag Archive 'Government'

What Next for the Nanny State?

Don Quixote at BookWorm Room on Jul 04 2008 | Filed under: Feature Article, Ideology, Legislation, Liberalism Watch, Politicians at Work, Socialism

Here in California, the hands-free cell phone law went into effect July 1. (By the way, does anyone know whether there was an actual increase in traffic accidents after cell phones became popular?) This morning, I heard a story that said that 1,800 fires and dozens of injuries resulted from fireworks last year. [...]

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MSM Skips Over Rasmussen Poll: 62% of Voters Prefer Fewer Government Services with Lower Taxes

MKFreeberg at House of Eratosthenes on May 21 2008 | Filed under: Election 2008, Feature Article, Media Watch

A Rasmussen poll, about which we learn via Boortz.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 62% of voters would prefer fewer government services with lower taxes. Nearly a third (29%) disagrees and would rather have a bigger government with higher taxes. Ten percent (10%) are not sure.
Kinda funny. When President Bush’s approval rating [...]

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