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Chafee vs. Laffey Debate Tonight

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006 by Kevin Wood

Conservative Laffey takes on moderate incumbent Chafee tonight for one of Rhode Island’s Senate seats.
From Club For Growth
Senator Lincoln Chafee and Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey will be debating for a third time tonight at 8pm EDT.
We’re told that you can watch the debate live on the Providence Journal’s website and also on WPRI, the Fox [...]

Free Trade Wrist Band

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006 by Kevin Wood

The Adam Smith Institute is giving away free wrist bands.
The trade which can lift peoples out of poverty is assailed from many directions. A motley assortment of protectionists and anti-capitalists use every argument they can lay their hands on to protect their interests. From the CAP to ‘food miles,’ the effect is to deny poorer [...]

What’s the real federal deficit?

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006 by Kevin Wood

Interesting article in USA Today about the federal defecit.
The Bush administration opposes including Social Security and Medicare in the audited deficit. Its reason: Congress can cancel or cut the retirement programs at any time, so they should not be considered a government liability for accounting purposes.
This seems to be the same attitude policymakers have when [...]