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Should We Abolish the Department of Homeland Security?

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Should we abolish the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)? I highlight [a few reasons why we should] in my letter to Congress: When the DHS was created the year after 9/11, it lumped in 22 agencies from other departments to improve efficiency and coordination. It has FAILED… The budget jumped from $19.5 billion in 2002 [...]

Tax Hikes Won’t Work

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Quote of the Day: “Would you be willing to give up your favorite federal program if it meant never having to pay the income tax again?” - Harry Browne You are probably aware that the Debt Deal created a committee of 6 Representatives and 6 Senators that would create an agreement intended to reduce yearly budget [...]

Are Republicans powerless, or are they conning us?

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Quote of the Day: “No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.” – Edmund Burke (1729-1797) The financial support of generous DC Downsizers enabled us to send the following news release to more than 800 media outlets, and nearly 5,000 websites, this morning… Are Republicans Powerless or [...]

Do We Need to Raise Taxes?

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Quote of the Day: On average, eliminating the job of a single regulator grows the American economy by $6.2 million and 98 private sector jobs annually. – Phoenix Center (.pdf) I sent the following letter telling Congress to cap the debt. The hard-wired message says simply: Do NOT raise the debt ceiling. To this I [...]

In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs

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Quote of the Day: “In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs.” — Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) Source: “An Inquiry into the Principles of the Good Society,” 1937 We’ve previously updated both the “Read the Bills Act” and the “One Subject [...]