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Iowa’s AG AWOL on Health Care Lawsuit

by fbadams October 19, 2010 National Issues
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The other day I wondered about the twenty states that have filed suit against the federal government over Obamacare. Was Iowa a part of such a historic event?
So I called the AG’s office and spoke with a Ms White who had no time to listen to my questions, but did offer to send me his [...]

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Get a head start on government dependence … move in with a liberal!

by fbadams March 16, 2010 National Issues

For quite awhile many of us have been keeping a wary eye on America’s flirtation with socialism. And during that time, many of us who dared to point it out have been pooh-poohed by our intellectual “betters” as being “out of touch”.
But a new study released by the Heritage Foundation affirms that liberal [...]

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Second Funnel fails to address real problems

by fbadams March 5, 2010 State Issues
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With dismay I opened up my morning paper today only to read that the second funnel deadline passed without the single most important issue having been addressed – the budget deficit.
It is unconscionable that the legislature took up bills that should never have seen the light of day, such as the criminalization of rear-end accidents. [...]

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Kill Iowa HSB 702

by fbadams February 23, 2010 State Issues
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The media report HSB 702 is moving forward in this Iowa legislative session.
Like other ill-conceived legislation coming from this body where current economic considerations apparently fail to impel lawmakers to drastically cut spending, this bill will add insult to injury to Iowa’s employment climate.
Big Labor has no interest in amending the situation by reasonable means, [...]

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Iowa: Create Jobs? Reduce Taxes? Balance the Budget? ……… Then Repeal Chapter 20 of the Iowa Code

by fbadams February 18, 2010 State Issues

On December 16, 2009, Michael Fiala blogged on this site concerning Iowa’s abysmal ranking as the nation’s 46th worst tax climate for the creation of jobs. This article dovetails with that idea except that it concerns Iowa’s top ranking in the nation as the most liberal for pay and benefits for our state employees.
In a [...]

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Is It Time?

by fbadams February 9, 2010 National Issues

The Common Sense Politics Blog welcomes FB Adams as our newest contributor this week. Take it away, FB!
I haven’t written much lately as I have been doing a lot of reading, attending to business and trying to work on a book.
But I do keep reading and paying attention to current events in Des Moines [...]

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