Post Tagged with: “taxes”

South Dakota Rep. Chip Campbell

Video: Legislative Crackerbarrel Discussion of HB 1157

During the legislative crackerbarrel meeting in Rapid City this morning, South Dakota Rep. Chip Campbell brought up HB 1157 which is the the agriculture future development subfund to provide funding for the State Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory.

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South Dakota Rep. Julie Frye-Mueller and Senator Lance Russell

Video: SD Legislators Discuss Proposed Spearfish Canyon Park

At the legislative crackerbarrel meeting in Rapid City today, a question was asked about the proposed state park in Spearfish Canyon.

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South Dakota Senator Lance Russell

Video: Senator Lance Russell Explains SB 134

At the legislative crackerbarrel meeting in Rapid City today, South Dakota Senator Lance Russell, was asked about SB 134, a bill to prohibit the expenditure of certain public school resources for political purposes and to provide a penalty therefor.

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President Obama signs an Executive Order lifting restrictions on stem cell research as well as a Presidential Memorandum ensuring that sound science be protected from politics. (Photo credit: Chuck Kennedy, White House photographer)

Executive Orders: Doing a Good Thing in a Bad Way

While I expected that if Donald Trump got elected and really did follow through on his promise to end the Johnson Amendment he would use the bully pulpit to motivate congress to repeal it, if reports of a leaked executive order draft are correct, President Trump has instead chosen to issue an executive order which instructs the executive branch to ignore this law.

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Americans for Tax Reform State Legislator Taxpayer Protection Pledge

Americans for Tax Reform State Legislator Taxpayer Protection Pledge

South Dakota Citizen’s for Liberty is hosting a press conference at 1:30 pm Thursday, November 3, 2016, at the Ronald Reagan statue at the corner of 6th St and St Joseph in downtown Rapid City.

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Personal Ownership to Solve a Major Financial Crisis

Personal Ownership to Solve a Major Financial Crisis

Whether we’re talking about state governments or the federal government, it’s time to move government programs into the 21st century. This means giving individuals control over their own lives and resources through private ownership. This will create individual wealth and solve our government fiscal crises.

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Photo credit: Fwaaldijk

It’s the Congress, Stupid!

I’ll admit that I’ve done my share of Obama-bashing.The fact is, however, that he couldn’t have done nearly as much damage to the U.S. economy, military and social fabric without the meek acquiescence of the Congress.

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Bank Bailouts: Did They Save the Free Market?

Bank Bailouts: Did They Save the Free Market?

Eight years ago, on September 15, Lehman Brothers failed, starting a rapid series of events that resulted in the bank bailouts and the country has not been the same in so many ways.

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Defeat 22 Campaign Kickoff Event

Defeat 22 Campaign Kickoff Event

Please join us for the Defeat 22 Campaign Kickoff Event from 5:30 to 6:30 P.M. on Thursday, September 8 at the Best Western Ramkota (Washington Room), which is located at 2111 North Lacrosse Street in Rapid City.

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Gary Johnson (Photo credit: Darron Birgenheier)

Libertarian Presidential Candidate Supports Carbon Tax

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson says he is open to a carbon tax which essentially is a tax on producing coal, which will be passed on to consumers of electricity, including the industrial and manufacturing sectors.

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