A storm is brewing in the Sunshine State. With the Floridian economy and state budget on the precipice of pandemonium, the state government is accepting a federal grant to construct a high-speed rail. This rail will not only fail spectacularly, but also create catastrophic costs for taxpayers, thus jeopardizing Florida’s esteemed position as a beacon of low taxes.

Tampa

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The first issue of the semester is now out!

Look inside to find Bucknell’s invasion of downtown, a review of Obama’s first year in office, the truth about energy policy, and much more!

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Today is yet another day I’m proud to be a Texan. While I’m a strong supporter of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in the upcoming primary, her main opponent – current Governor Rick Perry – certainly got points in my book today when he yet again stood against Washington.

Now, this post has nothing to do with the election from this point forward, promise. It’s about butchering American prosperity for failed environmental regulation. Interested now?

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Today, the Obama Administration released its $3.76 trillion budget for 2011.  The budget’s ugliest features are a $2 trillion tax increase on upper-income taxpayers and businesses, and a $1.56 trillion deficit. This new abomination of tax-spend-borrow waste is less of an actual budget than it is the Christmas list of a spoiled brat.

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Despite the public outrage with and spectacular failure of his signature policy initiatives, in last night’s State of the Union Obama confidently promised to pursue an ambitious liberal agenda of intrusive government. Like a desperate poker player with a losing hand, Obama is too proud to fold, and hopes to bluff his way to victory. Along with the usual tedium, vacuity, and arrogance of any Obama speech, the State of the Union was also rank with deceptive rhetoric, misleading half-truths, and outright lies. Some of the most egregious examples are described below.

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This past Thursday, the Obama Administration proposed a “financial-crisis-responsibility fee” on select financial institutions which received TARP funds. According to the Administration, the tax would be 15 basis points (.15%), levied upon liabilities (assets minus Tier 1 capital and uninsured deposits) of financial institutions with $50 billion in assets, and is projected to collect $117 billion over a 10-year period. The Obama Administration claims that the top 10 financial institutions will pay 60% of the expected revenues.

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The ball has dropped – it’s 2010. Midterm elections. American voters will go to the polls this November, and – in the first wide-spread election since Change swept the nation – identify where the citizenry’s beliefs lie.
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The final issue of the semester is now out.

Look inside to find Curriculum Review, what Fort Hood should teach us, the risks of fiat currency, Climategate, and much more!

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Congratulations to the new executive officers of the BUCC. They will officially assume their positions on January 1, 2010.

President: Scott Henry ‘11
Vice President for The Counterweight: Kirby Thomas ‘12
Vice President for Special Events: Wes Pyron ‘12
Treasurer: Reed Dempsey ‘13
Secretary: Brett Carr ‘13

This semester’s third issue is now out!

Look inside to find Climate Justice, Bucknell’s disregard for Constitution Day law, Dining Services’ sustainability, and much more!

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