October 14, 2011
August 3, 2009
August 3, 2009
I Gave at the IRS
Paul Jacob has offered
Paul Jacob has o!ered
Paul Jacob has o!ered
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Arresting New Jersey
Arresting New Jersey
A friend of mine shared something Desire Street Ministries had posted to
"Common Sense# since Facebook: millions of people living in New Jersey, who’ve never been
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1999. The program For the
For the millions of people living in New Jersey, who’ve never been
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started as a words of We on sometimes charges, is one’s for you.
arrestedon corruption that povertythisone’s forhungry, naked and homeless. The
arrested think corruptioncharges, thisonly being you.
poverty of the FBI arrested 44 folks there, for is the two state legislators
Recently, being unwanted, unloved and uncaredincludingtwo state legislators
Recently, the FBI arrested 44 folks there, including greatest poverty. We must
commentary service, and
wisdom and common'
wisdom and common'
and three mayors. homes to remedy this kind of poverty.
and three mayors. Big news, I Iguess, but hardly unusual by Jersey
start in our own Big news, guess, but hardly unusual by Jersey
ran as such until early
sense provocation can be
sense provocation can be Mother Teresa said that. It’s not the state’s politicians to hear an “ethics-
standards. The U.S. Attorney says something you’re likelywork infrom the
standards. The U.S. Attorney says the state’s politicians work in an “ethics-
2010. Early on it took off
heard on more than $() free zone.”
“Occupy
free zone.”Wall Street” protestors. From what I’ve heard, they tend to say that
heard on more than $()
as an email letter and
Chris Christie, now the Republican candidate for governor in 2009,
people are in poverty because of big, greedy corporations . . . or government not
Chris Christie, now the Republican candidate for governor in 2009,
radio stations throughout
radio stationsblog — and
Web-log — throughout taking be of U.S. Mother Teresa was years, he prosecuted 130 state and
used tocarethe them. Attorney. In seven closer to a better explanation. After all,
used to be the U.S. Attorney. In seven years, he prosecuted 130 state and
the Unitedin this form.
continues States& as well
the United States& as well
local politicians and convicted every single one of them. a front door key by
those of us eating and sleeping well weren’t handed bread and
local politicians and convicted every single one of them.
government or reducing corruption will take more than building
theUnfortunately, a corporation.
Each computers and
as on episode is presented Unfortunately, reducing corruption will take more than building
as on computers and A deeper poverty lurks behind persistent financial empowering voters to
additional prisons top hold politicians. The trick is poverty. Sometimes the
as a PDF in addition to its additional prisons top hold politicians. The trick is empowering voters to
iPods around the world*
iPods around the world*
problem is neglect or abuse, drug addiction putting less unchecked power all,
hold government accountable — thereby or alcoholism. Love can conquer in
blog-form, but surely the hold government accountable — thereby putting less unchecked power in
but the Department of Social Services and the DEA don’t dispense love very
any individual’s hands.
The easiest way to get
The easiest way getget
easiest way to to any individual’s hands.
effectively. believes voters need the power of ballot initiatives. But earlier
Christie
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“Common Sense” Christie believes voters need the power of ballot initiatives. But earlier
"Common Sense# is by My
he said, friend commented, proposing initiative and referendum
this yearFacebook “I hesitated about “Non-profits do so much better of a job of
this year he said, “I hesitated about proposing initiative and referendum
email* And it+s free! free!
daily email. And it’s helping the poor than big government can/will do.”
because my party had been such a failure on initiative and referendum ten
email* And it+s free!
Why is that? had been such a failure on don’t care. It’s that government
because my partyIt isn’t because social workersinitiative and referendum ten
Subscribe today at years ago . . .”
Subscribe today at
Subscribe today at years ago . . .” are ill-equipped to address individual needs, which go far beyond a
bureaucracies
ThisIsCommonSense.com Republicans gained a majority in both legislative chambers in part on a
ThisIsCommonSense*com
Republicans gained or even a monthly check.
bowl of soup and a bed a majority in both legislative chambers in part on a
ThisIsCommonSense*com promise to enact a statewide initiative. Once in power, Republicans took a
More enact a regulations and new Once in power, Republicans
promise to training, statewide initiative.laws are hardly the solution. took a
dive.
dive. We are the solution. But we won’t be if we hand the task to government and
Christie pledges to be different, and to campaign with shoe leather: “I
Christie pledges to be different, and to campaign with shoe leather: “I
declare “I gave at the IRS.”
will travel around the state to publicly campaign for [initiative and
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will travelis Common Sense. to publicly campaign for [initiative and
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CitizensinCharge*org vote for this.”
CitizensinCharge*org vote for this.”
In a usually safe state for Democrats, the latest polls show Christie with
In a usually safe state for Democrats, the latest polls show Christie with
CS2961.pdf
a sizable lead over Democrat Governor Jon Corzine.
a sizable lead over Democrat Governor Jon Corzine.