Ignorant does not equal stupid

By: Les Dunaway

For the past year or more, I’ve been struggling with the fact that many people believe that social programs can be expanded without limit because taxes can be raised, without limit, to support them. The question I keep asking myself and everyone who’ll talk about it is “How can we help these people to understand that simple arithmetic demonstrates the fallacy of their belief?”

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2013 General Assembly: What’s ahead

By: Randy Evans

On Jan. 14, the 152nd Session of the Georgia General Assembly will convene in Atlanta. In many respects, the General Assembly will look the same with Republicans Gov. Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, House Speaker David Ralston and Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones all serving as constants from the 151st Session. Indeed, Republicans have increased their margins in the Georgia House of Representatives (within one vote … Read more...