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We have cancelled today's Town Hall Meeting with Jason Scheurer at the Long Hill Township Public Library. We also thank Jason for appearing Saturday at the Morris County Public Library and spending a great deal of time at the Millington Town Fair in Morris County, which went very well.
The Morris County Libertarian Party will continue planning and holding events in Morris County, and we will announce those events at this website.
I would also like to thank Prof. Howard Kupferman for doing most of the work in organizing these events, and Lou Jasikoff for coordinating between the Morris County Libertarians and the Scheurer campaign.
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On September 23, direct infusions of cash into the banking system, according to Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, would be “about failure”, they said in testimony before Congress. Now it is about “success”, according to the same individuals.
How can the markets have confidence when they hear one fairy tale less than three weeks ago and another now? Which is it gentlemen?
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By ELAINE ROSE Press of Atlantic City Staff Writer
A central New Jersey man has filed suit against 17 Atlantic County towns in an effort to make the workings of municipal governments more open to the public. John Paff, of Somerset, chairman of the New Jersey Libertarian Party's Open Government Advocacy Project, filed his suit Friday, claiming 17 of the 23 municipalities in Atlantic County did not adequately respond to his requests for minutes from closed-session meetings.
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The Federal Reserve announced yesterday that it would make over $900 billion available to financial institutions instead of the $150 billion it had said it would make available previously. (This is in addition to the $700 billion pledged to Wall Street for the bailout.) It appears that the Fed has abandoned its fight against inflation and has decided instead to inflate the currency.
There should be little question among those who understand the implications of infusing huge amounts of cash into a failing economic system. Without an increase in GDP, or more goods and services to purchase with all this money, there will be an increasing amount of cash chasing a stagnant amount of things to purchase. This must inevitably lead to higher prices for the average American.
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Dear Concerned Citizen,
At first, it was but three pages.
Then, it grew to 42.
When it was voted on last night, the bill was the size of a novel.
A 451-page novel they most likely did not read before completing the first of three steps into making it law.
Packed with "sweeteners"–the deceptive name for political bribes—the
bill passed with ease. Sweeteners like more regulations on insurance
companies, setting up a "Wool Trust Fund"…and even relief for the
manufacturers of wooden arrows.
"Other goodies intended to attract the votes of individual members of
Congress include $192 million for the rum producers of Puerto Rico and
Virgin Islands, $128 million for car racing tracks, $33 million for
corporations operating in American Samoa, and $10 million for small
film and television productions," says ABC's Jake Tapper.
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The House narrowly defeated a bill to “rescue” Wall Street today. The question is, what does this mean to the average American?
First of all, congress rejected the concept that the government will be responsible for renegotiating homeowner mortgages that were made by banks which thought they could sell off those loans and take no risk. Investors in such financial instruments that are backed by mortgage payments and other revenue streams, such as credit card receivables, will be wary of taking on such risk in the future. Insurers who promised restitution to these investors will no longer be so certain that these financial instruments are somewhat recession-proof.
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I recently attempted to explain to my graduate finance students exactly what happened to companies like Lehman and AIG. I realized that the explanation was so complex that even my students were having difficulty understanding the ins and outs of the problem as well as the implications of a potential bailout. I am going to attempt to explain this as simply as possible.
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For Immediate Release Sep 25, 2008
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As Election Day Nears, Presidential Candidates Continue Out-Promising, Out-Spending Each Other
(Alexandria, Va.) -- As John McCain and Barack Obama jockeyed for position in the race to appear "leader-like" over the economy and in upcoming debates, the latest update of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation's (NTUF) candidate cost analysis project shows that despite their different styles, the major party Presidential hopefuls have one thing in common: both their agendas would add billions more to the taxpayer's tab every year.
NTUF's fourth and final round of assigning price tags to the candidates' platforms since January 29 found that Sen. McCain (R-AZ) would increase yearly federal spending by $92.4 billion, compared to Sen. Obama's (D-IL) $293.0 billion. NTUF also released a first-time analysis of Libertarian Party candidate Bob Barr, who would instead cut annual federal spending by $200.9 billion. The studies include proposals through September 19.
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We are holding several events in Morris County. They are:
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October 11: Town Hall Meeting with Jason Scheurer, candidate for Senate, at the Morris County Public Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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October 12: Millington Town Fair, Libertarian Booth with Jason Scheurer. The Fair is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We will confirm when Jason will be there.
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October 13: Town Hall Meeting with Jason Scheurer, candidate for Senate, at the Long Hill Township Public Library, beginning at 7 p.m.
If you have any questions about these events, or wish to be involved, please call me (908-453-2147 or 201-892-4316) or email me (
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Have you been watching, reading or talking about the news lately?
Everyone's talking about the Federal Government's takeover of AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but no one's talk about what it means.
It's Government, Incorporated. (I'll call it "GINC" for short).
First, a discussion of the mechanics of what happened to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and AIG. My principal source for this information is today's front page articles in the Wall Street Journal. This is a bit long, but bear with me.
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Join us September 20th in South River, NJ for an Octoberfest party at the beautiful Polanca Park as we rally to support Jason Scheurer for U.S. Senate.
Food, beer, pig roast, music, and barbeque as we gather to have an old fashioned picnic, and organize our efforts to make sure our message and Jasons' get heard this election cycle.
Open to everyone, so please bring the family. There is a great playground for the kids.
Starts at 11am and runs through the night. Overnight camping available.
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