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July 14, 2003

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“When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.”
-- P.J. O'Rourke

Politics, Roads, Taxes, and Scandals     C-J’s Political Writer Al Cross Addresses Louisville Libertarians      By Theresa Fritz Camoriano      On July 10, Al Cross, the political writer for The Courier-Journal, spoke to the Louisville Libertarians on subjects as wide-ranging as campaign finance laws, roads, tax increases, and Kentucky political scandals.  Cross began by stating that journalism is the only profession recognized in the U.S. Constitution.            (Click to Read More)

Just Don’t Do It!      By Donna Walker Mancini     Today, a popular Athletic Shoe slogan says, “JUST DO IT”.  Of course, that implies that we should all get off our derrieres and follow our dreams and pursue our wildest goals!           (Click to Read More)

How You Can Profit From The EPA’s "Cap and trade" Program       By Thomas J. Crane      Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you too can profit from the United States Government's apparent entry into the financial market by way of the Environmental Protection Agency's "cap and trade" emissions trading program.  Why leave it to politicians, bureaucrats and lobbyists to make the "easy" money when you can have Uncle Sam work for you?  Just think, no more dirt under the fingernails or sweaty brows.  No more assembly lines or working long days down on the farm.            (Click to Read More)

Fifteen-dollar air fare!      By George Baumler        Yes, you can fly for fifteen dollars.  Flights depart Blue Lick Airport on calm clear mornings and are an excellent way to see the area from a whole new perspective.  Blue Lick Airport is located in Hillview, Kentucky, just south of Louisville at 1432 Hillview Blvd.  The fifteen-dollar ride is a real bargain.           (Click to Read More)

States Begin Restricting Hotel Rates For Special Events      By Theresa Fritz Camoriano        According to the June 26, 2003 newsletter of the Greater Louisville Motel and Hotel Association, some states, including Alabama and Georgia, are now working on legislation to limit the amount that hotels can increase their rates for special events. The association is warning its members to stay alert and hopes Kentucky legislators have a greater appreciation for the law of supply and demand than the legislators of those other states.           (Click to Read More)

Rendell Preschool Plan Would Destroy Existing Early Childhood Education System      HARRISBURG-Today, The Commonwealth Foundation warned the General Assembly that Gov. Rendell's universal preschool proposal (Rep. Phyllis Mundy's HB 1290 and Sen. Allyson Schwartz's SB 800) would "destroy the existing early childhood education system in Pennsylvania."           (Click to Read More)

Importing Prescription Drugs     By Pat Pending      There is a proposal before Congress to allow the importation of prescription medicines from other countries, and there has recently been a barrage of advertising in opposition to that proposal.  Some ads say that our health will be threatened by imported medicines, because they will not be as safe.  Others threaten that importation of abortion drugs will increase the number of abortions.  But none of the ads explain the real reason that drug companies do not want to allow importation of prescription drugs.           (Click to Read More)

 

 

Al Cross


"Free speech does not live many hours after free industry and free commerce die." --Herbert Hoover

Free State Project

“The college idealists who fill the ranks of the environmental movement seem willing to do absolutely anything to save the biosphere, except take science courses and learn something about it.”
-- P.J. O'Rourke

"The free market punishes irresponsibility. Government rewards it."
   - Harry Browne

 

 

 

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