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If it were true that Charlie Dent is on the left of the Republican caucus, you’d think he’d have been one of the first out the gate to denounce the Grover Norquist No Tax Pledge, before other more conservative House members. But he hasn’t.
June 17, 2013 By Jon Geeting Leave a Comment
Tom Hartley continues to impress at the Bethlehem Parking Authority. I’m not a big fan of the multi-space meters either because there’s nothing worse than having to stand in line to pay for parking. But BPA’s data does show usage of the Main Street Commons parking deck increased last year, so the multi-space meters haven’t [...]
June 9, 2013 By Jon Geeting 2 Comments
Alex Trujillo sounds like a real mensch, and on that level it’s sad to see that his 55-year old business Supermercado Mi Tierra closing up shop. This is ultimately a good thing for the neighborhood though, because C-Town is going to be a decent step up in terms of product selection, and they’re going to [...]
June 17, 2013 By Jon Geeting Leave a Comment
Tom Hartley continues to impress at the Bethlehem Parking Authority. I’m not a big fan of the multi-space meters either because there’s nothing worse than having to stand in line to pay for parking. But BPA’s data does show usage of the Main Street Commons parking deck increased last year, so the multi-space meters haven’t [...]
May 13, 2013 By Jon Geeting Leave a Comment
The point of political blogging is not that you’ll directly reach so many voters that you’ll shape opinions about elections. The point is that for every couple dozen low-information voters, there’s a *political friend* who people ask who to vote for the week before an election. The point of blogging is to shape the opinions [...]
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He has. He did so in a meeting with MoveOn a few days ago. Expect to see him do it publicly, too.
I’ll be happy to credit him when I see it reported
Geeter, help me understand something. Why the maniacal obsession with raising taxes when this revenue will fund the government for 8 days. In fact, take everything earned by everyone over $250K, and you run the pig for about 3 months.
We don’t know economics like you do, Geeter, so help us
It’s going to require more than just letting the high income tax cuts expire. I’m for letting them all expire eventually, even the “middle class” portion, but the immediate goal is averting austerity for the people who can’t afford that.