Richard J. Durbin’s Response
July 24, 2009
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I just received a message from one of my Senators, Richard Durbin, in response to the letter I sent him.
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The World According To Monsanto
July 24, 2009
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The World According to Monsanto is a much watch video about GMOs and Monsanto Corporation. See below or download the torrent for a better quality version you can play anywhere.
Single Payer Healthcare
July 16, 2009
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The problem with health costs is that the majority of consumers do not directly bare any of the financial burden of their health care.
Food Safety, Quality, and Labeling
June 30, 2009
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After watching the movie ‘Food Inc.‘ I got the urge to write my United States Federal Government representative and Senators. Take a look at what I sent them about food safety, quality, and labeling.
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Highway Fund Insolvent By August
June 18, 2009
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DOT Secretary LaHood: Highway Fund May Be Insolvent By Mid-August.
Why is the administration saying, flat out, that they will not increase the gas tax? It makes the most sense to me; the people who use the roads will pay for it. Trucks wear them down more; they pay more based on their lower fuel economy. People with light cars pay less. It makes complete sense.
It would also make sense that health care costs associated with smoking be paid from the cigarette taxes, but that is a whole other topic for another day.
DTV Blunders
January 17, 2009
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The US Government has embarked upon a mission to convert all US TV broadcast from analog to digital. For more information on the history and details on the conversion go to Wikipedia or to the Government DTV site. Here is my analysis.
