Gov't Incompetence Archives - The Libertarian Republic

Uncle Sam Is the Real Santa Claus to the Well Connected 0
- Abuse of Authority, Action for Liberty, Economics of Liberty, Featured, Front Page, Gov't Incompetence, Opinions
- January 10, 2020
As the nation ends the gift-giving season, Congress, in its $1.4 trillion 2020 fiscal year appropriation gave billions to distilleries, race-horses, Nascar owners, short-line railroad, biodiesel blenders and other favored industries. Should Congress consistently give billions of our hard-earned dollars to private entities? While common sense says NO, it is unfortunate that Congress fails the
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Federal Spending Explodes at Nearly $300,000 Per Household Since 2010 0
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- December 27, 2019
Amid the drama surrounding impeachment, both parties came together on one area of shared support: spending enormous amounts of taxpayer dollars and adding to the $23.1 trillion national debt. Congress had little time to properly review fiscal 2020 spending bills, which weighed in at more than 2,000 pages of clunky text. The legislation contained a multitude of flaws,
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Why Prescription Drug Monitoring Can’t Battle Addiction: An Addict’s Perspective 0
- Abuse of Authority, Front Page, Gov't Incompetence, Opinions, The War on Drugs
- December 26, 2019
With the new year approaching comes another year in which state legislators (especially in Missouri) will try to address an ongoing problem facing the nation – drug overdoses. [Missouri Is Fighting Alone Against Drug Monitoring (And Why The Entire USA Should Thank Them)] Although not a new problem in our society, drug overdose seems to
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Democrats Seek To Outlaw Suburban, Single-Family House Zoning, Calling It Racist And Bad For The Environment 0
- Front Page, Gov't Incompetence, Headline News
- December 23, 2019
Luke Rosiak – Virginia House Del. Ibraheem Samirah introduced a bill that would override local zoning officials to permit multi-family housing in every neighborhood, changing the character of quiet suburbs. – Oregon passed a similar bill, following moves by cities such as Minneapolis; Austin, Texas; and Seattle. – Proponents say urban lifestyles are
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Let’s Talk about Ghastly Dishwashers 0
- Front Page, Gov't Incompetence, Opinions
- December 20, 2019
Why is Trump talking about dishwashers?” asks Slate. “It’s part of Trump’s core campaign message: nostalgia for a fictitious era in American history where everything was better, simpler.” Maybe. But there’s also this reality: he is 100% correct about this whole topic. It’s a big and important one too. American dishwashers used to work. They were wonderful
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Insurance Companies Ask Supreme Court For $12 Billion In Obamacare Losses 0
- Front Page, Gov't Incompetence, Headline News
- December 11, 2019
Kevin Daley – A coalition of insurance companies told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the government must pay out $12 billion to help defray losses incurred on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges. – The ACA included a risk-sharing mechanism, which provides the government “shall pay” insurers to help cover any losses. – Congress
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