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Foreign Trade: Constitutional Responsibility of the Congress and the Basis of Regulation and Duties

There is much discussion about the proper role of our Federal Government in the oversight and regulation of trade policy, as well as on the revenue created from Foreign trade, called "duties, excises, imposts." Here directly excerpted from the Const

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When Will Enough Be Enough

When taxes become destructive they’ve surpassed the consent of the governed bending to the will of tyranny.  When regulations strangle competition instead of securing it from evil combinations they’ve become counterproductive and defeat the very purp

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Enterprise Zones?

Americans want a level playing field! We don't want benefits for some and not for all. If it is good for one it is good for all. And obviously if we see the benefits of eliminating these impediments, then let's help right the ship by beginning there

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Tomorrow Begins Today

Today America’s leaders, ignoring the example of Dr. Kissinger, have abandoned realpolitik. Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor who united Germany coined the term.  In its original German it means “the politics of reality.” According to the tenets

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Progressive Taxation is Punishing Success

A recent article/blog I wrote is posted on American Thinker. In 2007, the top 1% of all federal income tax filers earned roughly 23% of all income but paid 40.42% of all federal income taxes. In 2007, the federal government received 1.169 trillion in

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