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17 hours ago ago from Pajamas Media
Who is Afraid of Big Government? There is no reason to review all the standard reasons why the American people are terrified of an all-powerful federal or state government. The case has been made in thousands of elegant treatises and books, and is best reflected in the Constitution and the written work of the Founding Fathers. But let me list a few other, less elegantly expressed worries, many anecdotal in nature. 1) Juvenal’s ...
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20 hours ago ago from ENOUGH ROOM
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17 hours ago ago from New Mexico Watchdog
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18 hours ago ago from CNN Money
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13 hours ago ago from U.S. News
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By Zach Carter, Media Consortium Blogger On Feb. 1, President Barack Obama unveiled his 2011 budget proposal. While conservative pundits reacted with predictable, yet preposterous, wailing about the federal budget deficit, the short-term U.S. budget outlook is just fine. If anything, Obama's budget doesn't dedicate nearly enough funding to create jobs. As John Nichols notes for The Nation , Obama budgets just $100 billion for jobs in ...
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