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Seattle overregulation-7
Caitlyn McKenney
October 23, 2024
Housing
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Washington Law Unfairly Keeps Prior Evictions Off Tenant Screenings

Caitlyn McKenney
October 23, 2024
Housing
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When it comes to tenant’s rights laws, good intentions don’t always lead to good or fair outcomes. One example is a Washington State law that allows tenants to keep their eviction from being disclosed to future housing providers. The state allows an order of limited dissemination (OLD) to be filed for eviction cases to prevent housing providers from denying tenants due to a previous eviction. Read More ›
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Tax Concept: Stacks of Coins Symbolize
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Nathan Lewis
October 21, 2024
Taxes
8

Now Let’s Get Rid of the Income Tax

Nathan Lewis
October 21, 2024
Taxes
8
Presidential Candidate Donald Trump recently floated the idea of getting rid of the Income Tax completely. I think this is a great idea — and so did the Founders themselves, who effectively barred Direct Taxes in the Constitution, including the Income Tax, until it was legalized in the Sixteenth Amendment of 1913. Before 1913, there was no Income Tax in the United States. Read More ›
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Happy Columbus Day concept. Vintage American flag with compass and retro treasure manuscript. Flat lay, top view with copy space.
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Scott S. Powell
October 15, 2024
Principles
6

Why Columbus Day Remains a Foundational American Holiday

Scott S. Powell
October 15, 2024
Principles
6
Seen within the big picture, Columbus Day is worth keeping and honoring as a great American holiday because it remains foundational to the establishment of a new nation by people who largely shared his qualities of character: self-made, adventurous, and reverent toward God. Read More ›
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Nathan Lewis
October 10, 2024
Taxes
7

Trump’s Tax Plan Will Be Fine

Nathan Lewis
October 10, 2024
Taxes
7
The Great Depression got started with the passage of the Smoot Hawley Tariff in the United States, by the Republican Party, which immediately set off a cascade of retaliatory tariffs worldwide. This alone did not cause the Great Depression, but it did cause the initial downturn. This was followed by a long string of bad decisions in reaction to that downturn, such as Republican Herbert Hoover's 1932 tax increase which took the top income tax rate from 25% to 63%. Read More ›
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Person with Wind Turbine and Dollar Bills: Renewable Energy and Finance Integration Concept
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Discovery Institute
September 18, 2024
Energy
6

Net-Zero Economy Plan Will Hit Consumers with Huge Electric Bills Warns New Energy Report from Discovery Institute

Discovery Institute
September 18, 2024
Energy
6
Net-zero energy policies in the Pacific Northwest will produce staggering costs to individuals and businesses without providing any meaningful environmental benefits, warns a monumental new research report from Discovery Institute’s Reasonable Energy program. Read More ›