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Selecting the best candidate for the job!
What happened to the days when you voted for candidates because of their “abilities”, and not because of their party affiliation, or the popularity they enjoy as a result of expensive media exposure? Have you ever noticed that most Government offices are ...
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Serfs had it better
With our present taxation, you and I control less than 50 percent of what we earn, while a mere majority of our local, state and federal representatives – about 360 people – control more than 50 percent of our earnings.
We are quantifiably less th...
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Socialism and Capitalism in the United States.
5/10/2002
Socialism and Capitalism in the United States.
This final paper is on experiences with socialism and capitalism in the United States and will draw on many of the other aspects of business history we learned this term. Now as we all...
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Squaring Urban Regime Theory with Democratic Political Theory
The term "urban regime" refers to the allocation of that which is valued (e.g., material resources, political power, and participation) among a group of persons according to an authoritatively-prescribed pattern of policymaking (Easton, 1965; Di Ga
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STOP Telemarketers Dead In Their Tracks
Picture this: you're sitting down to a quiet meal with
your family one evening.
Just as you reach for the mashed potatoes the phone rings.
It might be your mother calling with news on the upcoming
family reunion, so you make a mad d...
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Terri Schiavo Dancing
Connecting Terri Schiavo to Mr Bojangles
He said the name, Bojangles, and he danced a lick
Across the cell.
He grabbed his pants, a better stance, he jumped up high,
He clicked his heels.
He let go a laugh, he let go a laugh,
S...
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Texas Cheerleaders Beware.
If House Bill 1476 passes a vote in the Texas Senate, all of Texas will finally be protected from the terror that is the bumping and grinding of young bodies during a sporting event.
Thank you Texas legislature.
I don't know what we would do if...
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The Blame Factor
"The Blame Factor' - Sabotage, but who's to blame?
If you read the regular articles in newspapers and magazines you will be inundated with information about how much money is lost every year to business. There is a list, stress, alcohol, drugs, ...
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The Greater Good
As man developed he needed to have forms of decision-making or government. The family unit or clan and ‘extended family’ may still be the best form of government as Elders wisely chose to manage their people. The ‘paternalistic benevolent’ proponents tod...
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The History of Local American Government
From the 1830's through the first two decades of the twentieth century, urban government in America witnessed a steady evolution of "machine politics" or what James MacGregor Burns refers to as "transactional politics" (Burns, 1978; Tichy &
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The ID Card Revolution
Millions of people in Britain will start receiving their compulsory national identity cards in only four years time under the detailed plans unveiled by the home secretary, David Blunkett, yesterday.
Under legislation to be published in January, t...
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The Malice Of Corporate America
If you are one of most Americans who own stocks or corporate bonds, thanks to
retirement plans, mutual funds and such, you are owning a piece of "Corporate America". But wait, before getting complacent and letting out a tearful "being proud to be a...
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The Possibilities for Anarchy (I)
When organising a country or a group of people in need of structuring, people tend to automatically sidestep ideologies that do not take authority imposed from above for granted.
Anarchists and other proponents of alternative rule almost by defini...
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The Possibilities for Anarchy (II)
Any chances for a country to be ruled by alternative rule will always be zero because -as many economists, philosophers and scientists claim- the way the various parts reality consist of interrelate is dominated by forces we won’t in a billion yea...
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The Repercussions Of Bringing Former Terrorists To Mainstream Politics
Today, in many countries’ political realities, tribalist and nationalist or globalist forces clash fiercely, undermining chances of peace and democracy. This is particularly topical in the Middle East, where efforts by established leaderships to discourag...
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The Sikh British Army - VE Celebrations Birmingham
Sikhs have always been known as great warriors. During the two World Wars over 80,000 Sikhs gave their lives for the allied cause.Whilst Birmingham celebrates VE Day we could do well to remember this. Often unforgotten, there are many Sikhs who have been ...
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Three cheers for the Patriot Act!
Three cheers for the Patriot Act!
Copyright © 2004 Andrew Wroblewski
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I'm as patriotic as the next person, maybe even more so if the
next person is the cashier at my local co...
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Time for Reform of Politicians
LETTER TO EDITOR
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL POLITICIANS’ GOOD THINGS TO COME TO AN
END! The JARGON has to stop! Beginning now, Taxpayers must set a TIME LIMIT of
not more than TWELVE (12) MONTHS, on all Politicians and Elected Officials, for th...
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Treating Development Networks Seriously
TREATING DEVELOPMENT NETWORKS SERIOUSLY: WHAT PUBLIC MANAGERS SHOULD KNOW
Public policymakers have always been preoccupied with issues to do with economic development. In recent years, these issues have come to dominate the agendas of stat
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