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Good news, California: Surplus is $2.4 billion

Who could have guessed that raising taxes, cutting corporate welfare and eliminating waste would lead to a surplus. Voting Democrat turned out to be a good move for California.

Most of NSA’s data collection authorized by order Ronald Reagan issued

“In 1996, when (12333) was 15 years old, we said, ‘Gee, this probably ought to be revised.’ Now we’re more than 15 years after that,” said John Bellinger, a former legal adviser to the National Security Council during the presidency of George W. Bush. Still, the order hasn’t undergone any major change, “in part, because it’s so difficult and complex to change it,” he said.

If only a congressional law professor were able to talk to the president about executive orders.

No Evidence That The Bulk Collection of Americans’ Phone Records Has Provided Any Intelligence of Value That Could Not Have Been Gathered Through Less Intrusive Means

Mass spying by the NSA has never stopped a single terrorist attack. Mass surveillance actually interferes with our ability to stop terrorism.

The NSA story keeps getting worse.

House To Vote On Bill That Would Impose $5,000 Fee For Protesting Drilling Projects

Awful.

For two decades, the U.S. military has been unable to submit to an audit

For two decades, the U.S. military has been unable to submit to an audit, flouting federal law and concealing waste and fraud totaling billions of dollars

So logically, we need to cut food stamps, head start and social security.

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owsposters: Jefferson and Inequality Read “Equality”: http://bit.ly/jefferson-on-equality

More Than 3,200 Serving Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses

Of the 3,278 prisoners, 79 percent were convicted of nonviolent, drug-related crimes such as possession or distribution, and 20 percent of nonviolent property crimes like theft.

Its mostly red-states locking blacks up for life for minor crimes. No surprise here.

A 12-Step Program for Fuel Subsidy-aholics

Hello, my name is Uncle Sam and I am a Fuel Subsidyaholic. I’ve been abusing Fuel Subsidies for 65 years and it is damaging my economy, my environment and my political relationships.

Where is the Outrage over Employer-Sponsored Coverage in the “Rate Shock” Debate?

McIntyre by way of Thoma:

Some 90% of people with private insurance receive it through an employer, and those plans are generally priced using “pure” experience-rating. This means the company serves as one giant risk pool, and a firm’s youngest employees have the exact same insurance premium as their eldest colleagues.

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Yet, I’ve seen exactly zero Obamacare opponents railing to amend the employer-based practices that require most young healthies to pay more than their “fair share.” No one is plying Congress to amend HIPAA or the ADA so young invincibles can pay premiums appropriate to their health status. No one is calling out employers on their “redistributionist” policies, even though uniform insurance premiums force a substantial transfer from the young to the old.

If you’re expecting honest debate from the people who came up with death panels and takeover messaging, you are asking too much.

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Meticulously Wrapped Aluminum Wire Sculptures by Seung Mo Park