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  • Big Lottery “Winnings” (Conservative economics lesson)

    11/26/2006 1:19:06 AM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 46 replies · 1,801+ views
    The South Carolina Times Examiner ^ | Fall 2005 | Ben Graydon
    Last week somebody “won” the mega lottery, worth, per the media, several hundred million dollars. Poor guy. Might as well put a gun to his head. We know the statistics, that the vast majority of lottery winners are right back in poverty within a couple of years. The reason is the very thing that drove them to buy a lottery ticket to begin with – the idea that the absence of money is the root of their problems and that the presence of money will cure their problems, when in actuality the absence of money in their lives to begin...
  • Highway Robbery in Texas! -Literally

    10/13/2004 9:12:17 AM PDT · by illumini · 172 replies · 4,279+ views
    vanity ^ | October 13th, 2004 | illumini
    Remember the Boston Tea Party? Get ready for the AUSTIN TOLL PARTY. Bumper stickers in Austin read: "AustinTollParty.com Stop The Double Tax Toll Plan". A billboard near the 8th-street downtown exit from I-35 echos the theme. Go to website: http://www.austintollparty.com to get the details. There you will see a map outlining the plan to make all of Austin's EXISTING commuter highways part of a toll road system. The filthy rascals started building toll booths before the plan was "officially" approved by CAMPO. We have uncovered evidence of conflict of interest on part of some appointed politicans on the CAMPO board....