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		<title>A &#8220;crash&#8221; diet, Democrat style</title>
		<link>http://stopthelooters.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/a-crash-diet-democrat-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The federal spending issues we are experiencing today are difficult to frame in ordinary language due to the scale of the debt.  The latest short-term extension of the 2011 fiscal budget included $6 Billion in spending cuts, which Democrat leaders chastised as &#8220;slashing&#8221; the budget. This posting on Power Line places these minuscule cuts into [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stopthelooters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8772339&amp;post=271&amp;subd=stopthelooters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When you are in a hole, stop digging</title>
		<link>http://stopthelooters.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/when-you-are-in-a-hole-stop-digging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russ Roberts, a economist and blogger at Cafe Hayek, posted his opening remarks to a Congressional subcommittee.  He does a great job explaining what I refer to as &#8220;the first rule of holes&#8221;, as it relates to the economy. &#160;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stopthelooters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8772339&amp;post=267&amp;subd=stopthelooters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is forcing someone to help a noble action?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conservatives are often excoriated for not being caring enough about others.  Yet it is interesting that many, though certainly not all, of conservatives are strongly religious.  Does good religion not call for helping others? The decision of whether to help another is very personal.  It requires the person who is able to assist to make [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stopthelooters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8772339&amp;post=263&amp;subd=stopthelooters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What motivates business&#8230; Greed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a small business owner, I get quite upset when a politician or news commentator excoriates businesses for their &#8220;profit motive&#8221; and &#8220;greed&#8221;.  While I understand that some business executives have abused their positions for personal gain, the reality is that a business only succeeds if it satisfies its customers better than the competition. When [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stopthelooters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8772339&amp;post=260&amp;subd=stopthelooters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why it is difficult to have a debate with the Left</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 16:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have often wondered why it is so frustrating to discuss the merits of various issues with someone who has a Left political view point.  When I try to discuss the issues, they seem to get caught up with the messenger or the color of the skin of the idea&#8217;s supporters. If you have felt [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stopthelooters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8772339&amp;post=255&amp;subd=stopthelooters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The world is falling apart (circa 1970)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we mark the passing of another Earth Day and contemplate the list of pending disasters that are thrust upon us by its supporters, it is helpful to see what the &#8220;intellectuals&#8221; were saying at Earth Day 1970.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stopthelooters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8772339&amp;post=253&amp;subd=stopthelooters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We really miss Milton Friedman today</title>
		<link>http://stopthelooters.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/we-really-miss-milton-friedman-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a great clip from a question and answer session at Stanford University in 1978 where Dr. Friedman is asked about the government&#8217;s responsibility to help the poor.   I really miss hearing someone who can explain these key concepts in clear, precise, and compelling language like Dr. Friedman.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stopthelooters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8772339&amp;post=251&amp;subd=stopthelooters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Encouraging video on a small business</title>
		<link>http://stopthelooters.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/encouraging-video-on-a-small-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What many people who have never started a business do not realize is that the entrepreneurs put so much on the line, especially early on in the business. Many have to finance their business with their own home, must go without income for months during the start-up phase, and think about their business virtually all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stopthelooters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8772339&amp;post=248&amp;subd=stopthelooters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Preview of Obamacare&#8217;s impact on insurance companies</title>
		<link>http://stopthelooters.wordpress.com/2010/04/08/preview-of-obamacares-impact-on-insurance-companies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Insurance companies that provide health insurance are not going to be allowed to raise their rates in Massachusetts, despite significant increases in their costs.  What will happen next?  They will stop doing business in the state, leaving only the government to provide such service. Sounds like a preview of Obamacare.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stopthelooters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8772339&amp;post=244&amp;subd=stopthelooters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Part 3: It is time for the Producers Strike!</title>
		<link>http://stopthelooters.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/stl-part3-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read Part 1 Read Part 2 I started The Producer&#8217;s Strike SM series months ago, but delayed the final installment as I had hoped the public&#8217;s outcry against what the Looters were doing would eliminate the need for the next step. Clearly, I was overly optimistic in believing that the current political leaders would listen [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=stopthelooters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8772339&amp;post=221&amp;subd=stopthelooters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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