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Monthly Archives: September 2003
Taxing our Children
Ok, I admit to stealing the title from this Craig Cheslog post which discusses the burden we are placing on our children and likely their children by allowing unnecessary deficits and spending large sums on misplaced policy agendas.
I wonder too about taxing our children today. You all know the principle of no taxation without representation. Why then do we allow federal, state and local governments to tax people who have not yet reached voting age?
mcClellan interruptus
Ted Barlow dissects mcClellan’s answers regarding Rove and the Plame affair. It is good entertainment whether you think there is an issue here or not.
Update: For more background see this Mark Kleiman article.
Update 2: This post at Eschaton argues that Tenet knows exactly who leaked the Plame info. Via MaxSpeak. .
Conflicts?
Uhh, just what is going on here?
Florida’s state pension fund is investing $174-million in a controversial for-profit school management company.
Through one of its money managers, Liberty Partners, the pension fund has agreed to buy out the shareholders of Edison Schools Inc., taking the New York company private.
In effect, the fund that provides for the retirement pensions of Florida teachers and other public employees will own a company that has played a leading role in privatizing school management.
Oh, and one of Atrios’ commenters notes that Liberty Patners has exactly one client. Can you guess who?
Total Information Awareness Snuffed
Talkleft reports that the Total Information Awareness Program has been snuffed out by overwhelming votes in the house and senate.
But, does this also stop the activities proposed in the Memorandum of Understanding ashcroft, et al, signed last week?
Also see here, here and here.