Now, Banks said river proponents hope to protect the Neches once again by designating 216 miles of it as a National Wild and Scenic River. The designation, which would protect private property owners along the river as well as the river’s wildlife, would require an act of Congress. Banks said Reps. Jeb Hensarling and Louie
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Proponents say it would allow cities and counties to work together to designate reinvestment zones for projects and maximize resources. Proposition 5 would allow cities and counties to enter into interlocal agreements with other cities and counties without the imposition of a tax. Proponents say the provision would create efficiencies among municipalities, provides more local
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Liberalism The philosophers, sociologists, and economists of the 18th and the early part of the 19th century formulated a political program that served as a guide to social policy first in England and the United States, then on the European continent, and finally in the other parts of the inhabited world as well. Nowhere was
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When it comes to proponents of Keynesian economics, none has a broader stage or influence than Paul Krugman. For almost a decade now, Krugman has used his New York Times column to promote both Keynesian economic policy and the Democratic Party’s agenda, as well as to mock opposing economic theories such as the Austrian business-cycle
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Politicians often try to empathize with struggling Americans by promising to cut government spending, “just like regular households in tough times.” This simile evokes different reactions depending on one’s economic views. Keynesians think it’s reckless, proponents of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) think it’s absurd, and Rothbardians think it’s correct as far as it goes, but
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By now you’ve probably heard of the new immigration bill signed by Governor Jan Brewer into law on April 23, that will go into effect July 28 . This law is something that some call a necessary and timely solution for the wave of illegal immigration while others see it as a blatant, racist slap
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