Here are our candidate videos for the 2008 election, Senate Seat 4.
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October 25, 2008
Senate Seat 4
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October 24, 2008
House Seat 4B
Here are our candidate videos for the 2008 election, House Seat 4B.
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October 23, 2008
Electing NOTA
NOTA is an old political concept, embraced by the Libertarian Party. It means None of the Above, and our current OpenCdA poll asks what you think of the concept.
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House Seat 4A
Here are our candidate videos for the 2008 election, House Seat 4A.
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October 22, 2008
Candidate Videos 2008
Beginning tomorrow, we’ll be showing you our OpenCdA Candidate Videos for Election 2008
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The Bunker Has Landed
Just in time for Ironman, the much-touted, weakly-justified, questionably-obtained, curiously-priced, LCDC-funded, unplanned, emergency bunker was installed in City Park today.
I’m glad that this episode is over.
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Open Session, Wednesday
A businessman told me last week he has a great piece of land right on the river in Portland that was just appraised for about half the value of the DeArmond Mill site. They are fairly equivalent sizes, he said, but the Portland property is not near a sewage treatment plant. Maybe that accounts for the increased value!
Any questions, comments or ideas?
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October 21, 2008
Open Session, Tuesday
Things are a bit crazy these days, with the presidential politics at a fevered pitch and local elections all but ignored. Do you think it’s different to be “partisan” than to simply be firm in your beliefs? (more…)
October 19, 2008
Idaho’s Whistle Blower Protection Law
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In many states employees not working under an employment contract can usually be terminated for any reason or no reason at all as long as the reason is not illegal. But what about public employees who work for a state, county, or local government? In Idaho, those employees fall under the Idaho Protection of Public Employees Act. |
Taxes Explained in Beer
U.S. Tax System Explained in Beer – by Joe SixPack (Stan Bradley)
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth would pay $3 The seventh would pay $7. The eighth would pay $12. The ninth would pay $18. The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59. (more…)