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Grover Norquist

“Shutting Down the Government?” Or, “Starving the Beast??”

Government Shutdown Blame Game  “I’m not in favor of abolishing the government. I just want to shrink it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.” —Grover Norquist, founder of Americans for Tax Reform, and promoter of the “Taxpayer Protection Pledge.” [Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross...
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Dear Hillary, Donald, Bernie, et al: Will You Take “The Wall Street Pledge?”

[Editor’s Note: The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.] Protecting Taxpayers From Bank Robbers Wall Street “The best way to rob a bank is to own it.” –book title; William K. Black “The biggest bank there is . ....
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Skirting the Fiscal Cliff . . .

 . . . . Without Voting to Raise Taxes The most credible theory I’ve heard/read so far (I don’t remember the source) has it that Republicans who’ve all taken the Grover Norquist “no new taxes” pledge don’t dare cross him. The alternative? Go over the fiscal cliff — which automatically raises taxes — then vote...
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Out-of-Control Mega-Banks? I’ve Got Your Problem Right Here (and Here, and Here, and . . )

One Examiner for Every $50 Billion(!?!)  “I’m not in favor of abolishing the government. I just want to shrink it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.” –Grover Norquist, founder of Americans for Tax Reform, and promoter of the “Taxpayer Protection Pledge”                   *      *      *       *       *      *      “The...
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