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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the diary post Standing Tall for Landowner Rights by brasch.
. It is really pretty simple. The locals just claim to see all kinds of public good, property tax revenue, and jobs if that strip mall or whatever gets built. Of course damn near anything will pass a “public good” rational basis test. From wiki. Note the libs in favor and conservatives opposed. “On June [...]
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the diary post Standing Tall for Landowner Rights by brasch.
You are a day late and a dollar short. The Kelo decision is behind us. There were plenty of conservatives complaining about that. OTOH, there were plenty of lefties saying that the economic development interests (common good and all that) of the state out weighed that of greedy and intransigent land owners.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post IRS Commissioner Fired
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“It is with regret that I will be departing from the IRS as my acting assignment ends in early June,”
It is hard to say if this was a firing, or if that is just gloss on a planned departure.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post The Roundup for May 8, 2013
Lets recall that Liz Warren was a professor. Cheap loans for students is good news for the paychecks of professors and college administrators.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the diary post Engelhardt, The Last Empire? by Tom Engelhardt.
How come an American flag is photoshopped on a Soviet warship?
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post The Real Rogoff-Reinhart Problem Was Not the Mistakes, It Was the Lack of Basic Transparency
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In science anyone making bold claims, but refusing to release their research data, should always be treated as a charlatan until proven otherwise.
You are starting to sound like a climate change denier.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post Over 55, out of work more than six months? Headhunters say you’re screwed.
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55+ and teens are the hardest hit by the jobless recovery. Labor force participation is going to be several points higher before those two groups see any relief.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post Syrian Government Says Attack By Israel A ‘Declaration Of War’
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Thank God for president Obama’s strong leadership or this would be even worse.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post Saudis Explicitly Warned U.S. Intelligence Agencies About Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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Perhaps if the Russians or Saudis had said he was associated with the Tea Party, then the DHS and FBI may have taken a closer look.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post Why the Gun Lobby Defeated Background Checks
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It is really too bad that there was no legislation introduced that would have only expanded background checks to cover purchases. The Schumer bill would have required checks for loans of firearms to friends and extended family members, payments to third parties, record keeping requirements, and multiple checks on the same person for multiple firearms.
Under the Schumer bill, a loan to your mother-in-law in the spring and returned a month later would require two background checks and payment to a third party for each of the two transfers. To repeat the process in the fall would require two more checks and payments to third parties. It is pretty hard to frame that as “reasonable restriction.” Scarce government resources may be better spent than checking the background of the same person many times over.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post The Roundup for April 22, 2013
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80% of those directly affected by an increase in the minimum wage are adults
A finer breakdown would be helpful. An 18 year old living with mom and dad is not a strong case for an increase in minimum wage. A more persuasive number would be the percentage that are head of household.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post Making the Indisputable Fact the US Engaged in Torture a Part of Consensus in Washington
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Well thank God! Obama has ended the torture with a policy of blowing up suspects with drone strikes instead.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post Trail Goes Cold In Boston Marathon Bombing As Third Victim Identified
While pressure cookers are indeed common, the politics of those that make bombs out of them is much more of a single focus. That said, IMHO that makes an AQ connection only at 50.1% probability.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the diary post Separating Truth From Lies Around the Kermit Gosnell Case by RH Reality Check.
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Face facts. This story is about the political power of the abortion industry to operate without effective (or any) regulation. In Pennsylvania the political decision to stop inspections and to stop investigation of complaints was not made by anti-abortion activists.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the diary post Seven State Keystone XL Resolutions, Where Are the Environmentalists? by Nick Surgey.
The reason for so little opposition is that the Canadians will transport the oil one way or another no matter what, and pipelines are far safer than rail or tankers.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post Reid Can Give Sandy Hook Victims a Vote on Gun Control
The huge tax for transfers to non-family members may spur lots of quickie marriages and adoptions. The net result may be one very big happy family.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the diary post Here’s All You Need to Bust the NRA by TuffsNotEnuff.
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NRA has sold Americans on a claim that there are 1,000,000 to 2,500,000 annual gun defenses. NRA lies.
Where is the evidence for that? Gun defense involves more than just shooting an assailant. More to the point, there is no accurate count of how many times brandishing a weapon stops an attack. Only differing estimates. [...]
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post Lobbying Power: Another Reason Insurance Exchanges Fail to Control Cost
This is always the case when prices are set by politics rather than competitive bidding. The current system rewards those with the best lobbying rather those that provide the best service at the best price.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post Lifetime Appointments Are a Horrible Idea
Perhaps lifetime judges made some sense in the 1790′s when life expectancy was low.
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Abdul Abulbul Amir commented on the blog post Late Night: What You Gonna Do When the Iranians Come for You?
“…a gun shop with bars on the windows, like if the guns are such great protection what do you need to up-armor the glass for…”
For much the same reason that most banks, jewelry stores, pharmacies, and gold and silver merchants take similar measures. Valuable goods attract burglars.
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