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Taxpayer Protection Pledge

“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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