http://www.republicrules.com An ongoing discussion of how it works... and why it works. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:52:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lobbying is a part of political life. The influence and money of special interest groups exerts considerable pressure on politicians to vote in harmony with their biggest campaign contributors... so, who's buying the votes? And who is being bought? The Center for Responsive Politics has examined the top 100 contributors ... http://www.republicrules.com/government/259/whos-buying-votes Childhood is great... for kids. While their bodies are growing, minds developing, and morals being learned children are free to believe in fantasies, stretch their imaginations, play all day and bear few responsibilities. As children grow up, they take on more obligations: school and homework, household chores, ... http://www.republicrules.com/rights-and-responsibilities/258/we-need-more-adults These days, you cannot pick up a product without being able to turn it around and learn how many calories it has, what daily percentage of all the vitamins and minerals in it, what the product is made of (including active and inactive ingredients), whether it meets various health, safety, ... http://www.republicrules.com/government/257/truth-in-taxation I've written many times about the many problems with our current income tax system and the fact that 10% of the taxpayers pay 70% of the tax. Let's put aside for the moment that, in 2005, "rich" meant anyone with a taxable income of more than $104,000 (which is a ... http://www.republicrules.com/economy/256/income-tax-non-payers Even if we weren't in an economically difficult time right now, the LAST thing we need is ANOTHER TAX! The REAL problem, of course, is too much government spending... and we really need to tie the hands of Congress to get control over this and other abuses that our "leaders" take ... http://www.republicrules.com/taxation/254/no-vat