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Feds try to ban 3D gun
May 10, 2013 By John Seiler The old Soviet Union tyranny tightly controlled Xerox copiers. Every machine had to be registered with the government, which kept copies of the printouts. Each copier had a “footprint” that’s different from other copiers.
Read MoreTwo wings of CTA have low opinion of much bigger wing
May 10, 2013 By Chris Reed If you think the California Teachers Association is the biggest villain in state politics — and you should, you should — then you’ll enjoy the Golden State implications of this national survey. This is
Read MoreU.S. self-employed businesses crashing
May 10, 2013 By John Seiler New data show a continued sharp decline in self-employed businesses in the United States. This is another indication that the “recovery” from the Great Recession is bogus. Things only are slightly less bad than
Read MoreCA inmate reduction plan shuns out-of-state prisons, other options
May 9, 2013 By Katy Grimes You’ve heard of the Millionaire Next Door? Now meet the Criminal Next Door. In what appears to be a nod to the powerful prison guards union, California is shunning sending prison inmates to lower
Read More61% of kids want govt. out of their lives
May 9, 2013 By John Seiler Here’s a heartening story. From the time they go to preschool until the day they graduate from professional school three decades later, kids these days suffer relentless politically correct indoctrination. Their K-12 teachers and
Read MoreVindictive Obamacare bills speeding through Legislature
May 9, 2013 By Katy Grimes It’s always good to see the California Legislature proposing more vindictive bills aimed at penalizing employers. The new “Walmart loophole” bill, AB 880, would require large employers to “pay their fair share when they
Read MoreFracking watch: Britain figures out what CA hasn’t
May 9, 2013 By Chris Reed The 13th chapter of fracking watch will be the last installment for a while until some more nations around the world take up the issue of whether hydraulic fracturing is a bad or good
Read MoreLawmaker wants president to discharge student loan debt
May 8, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — In 2006, a major rewrite of the federal bankruptcy law allowed for federal student loans to be dischargeable. Prior to 2006, student loans, along with taxes, were always required to be paid
Read MoreCalSTRS ‘baby’ owes $29,632 already
May 8, 2013 By John Seiler As Ed Ring notes today, the state of California has run up a “Wall of Debt” of $1.126 trillion. That’s $1,126,000,000,000,000.00. There are 38 million Californians. So it comes to $29,632 per person, including
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