Tag Archives: ALEC

Georgia Reporter Does A Great Job Of Showing How ALEC And State Legislators Meet Behind Closed Doors To Make Laws

Posted on May 26, 2015 by markt

“Don’t say nothing.” By Mark L. Taylor The Daily Call (5/26/15) This video report was done by Atlanta, Georgia television station 11; what the reporter called the “fabled back rooms where laws are really made”. But what they expose in … Continue reading →

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How They Are Going To Turn You Child’s School Into Just Another Empty, Looted Wall Street Asset

Posted on March 18, 2015 by markt

(Art by Dennis Brault, 2015.) “University of Chicago economist Milton Friedman, who first floated the idea in a 1955 essay, lectured a 2006 ALEC meeting on the need for vouchers. “How do we get from where we are to where … Continue reading →

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Keep This In Mind When Walker Gives His Inaugural Today: Minnesota Is Winning This Border Battle

Posted on January 5, 2015 by dennis

Graphic by Brault & Taylor, www.thedailycall.org Open Source, 2015. Economic measures of income and employment clearly favor Minnesota. At least Wisconsin has the Packers.   By The La Crosse Tribune Editorial Board (1/4/15) The governors of Wisconsin and Minnesota each … Continue reading →

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Conflict of Interest of Legislative ALEC Members Exposed!

Posted on December 10, 2013 by markt

(Editor’s Note: Keep in mind fully one-third of Wisconsin’s legislature belongs to ALEC and have thus pledged their loyalty not to Wisconsin citizens but to Alec’s corporate sponsors. See link below. — Mark L. Taylor) By Charles Pierce Esquire (12/7/13) The Guardian … Continue reading →

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One-Third of Wisconsin State Legislature Belongs to ALEC

Posted on December 6, 2013 by markt

“The interests of ALEC are supposed to come first.” By Dee J. Hall & Matthew Defour  Wisconsin State Journal (12/5/13) One-third of Wisconsin’s lawmakers are members of a controversial pro-business group that champions free-market policies and helps write state legislation, … Continue reading →

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Corporate Espionage Undermines Democracy & Freedom of American Citizens

Posted on November 29, 2013 by markt

It’s time for law enforcement to focus some attention on such corporate spies and their flagrant invasion of privacy. By Ralph Nader Reuters (11/27/13) It’s not just the NSA that has been caught spying on Americans. Some of our nation’s … Continue reading →

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Unfortunately, We the People Have Little Control in Our Elections

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Katie

By Dave Zweifel The Capital Times (10/20/13) In an editorial earlier this week, the State Journal noted the disconnect between American citizens and their representatives in Congress. While Congress is incredibly polarized, most Americans are quite moderate in their views, … Continue reading →

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Paving the Way for Ruthless Totalitarian Capitalism

Posted on November 8, 2013 by markt

“If Barack Obama does not end the flagrant theft of taxpayer funds by corporate slugs and the disgraceful abandonment of our working class, especially as foreclosures and unemployment mount, many in the country will turn in desperation to the far … Continue reading →

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Budget Crisis? You’ve Got to be Kidding: Over 10 Percent of America’s Largest Companies Pay Zero Percent Tax Rates

Posted on October 29, 2013 by markt

By Alan Pyke ThinkProgress (10/27/13) Among companies listed on the S&P 500, almost one in nine paid an effective tax rate of zero percent - or even lower - over the past year, according to an analysis by USA Today. … Continue reading →

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