Common Folk Using Common Sense

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Another Victim Of A “Gun Free” Zone, Vol. #82,259

February 15th, 2008 · Comments Off

From cbs2chicago.com:

A gunman opened fire on a geology class at Northern Illinois University Thursday afternoon, killing six people before taking his own life on stage as panicked students ran and ducked for cover.
NIU President John Peters said a total of 22 people were shot, including the gunman. Four people, including the gunman, died at the [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Gun Free Zone · The US

Obama Fans Adore Che

February 15th, 2008 · Comments Off

From MyFOX Houston we get the following video clip.

The office featured in this video is funded by volunteers of the Barack Obama Campaign. The small poster behind the lady is of Obama. The huge Cuban flag has a portrait of Marxist revolutionary and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas, Mr. Che Guevara.
Che believed [...]

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Tags: Election · Socialism · The Left · The US

2008 Tax Rebates

February 15th, 2008 · Comments Off

The tax rebate checks are just one feature of the $150 billion, recession-fighting economic stimulus bill proposed by President Bush and, since it’s an election year, supported by both Republicans and Democrats in Congress.
Tax rebate checks will be sent only to persons with Social Security numbers who paid federal income tax in 2007. In general, [...]

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Tags: Government · Taxes

Two Months Until Tax Day In The U.S.

February 15th, 2008 · Comments Off

Just a simple graphic on how I view taxes in the US:

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Tags: Government · Taxes · The US