Free Internet? It will happen if these guys get their way! The move is on: a lot of people say the only chance of turning the economy around is to'open the game' to everyone. But will the rules be the same as they are today? Or will special access connote to "limited access?"

Internet on the road? There are some interesting changes in the field of technology. Don't miss some of the cutting edge options

All license plates in Arizona to be photographed Sounds fine at first blush, right? Recovered vehicles, faster action by law enforcement personnel... They're telling citizens they really can't see a 'down side,' and most people say they don't see a way this could be used to make money from motorists.
Oh? So how about being taxed by the mile? Oregon got a $2.1 MILLION dollar FEDERAL grant in 2001 to test drive this idea -- which was awarded by the Federal Highway Administration along with $771,000.00 in state funding to get this show 'on the road.' The problem was, it required an expensive option: GPS on all vehicles. The license plate photography option circumvents that issue entirely and gives them the whole thing in one tidy, little package. Why?Because the gas taxes citizens have paid at the pump for all these years is no longer covering the cost of maintaining roads -- especially since fuel efficient cars have depleted those funds.
Now about that downside...

Eric Holder, a former Clinton Justice Department official and hate crime advocate, supports Internet restrictions

Obama AG Choice Advocates Censoring Internet

A push for “reasonable” restrictions on the internet is in the works as it appears Obama’s presumptive choice for AG will be Eric Holder, a former Clinton Justice Department official. In 1999, Holder advocated internet regulation. On May 28, 1999, Holder told NPR:

"The court has really struck down every government effort to try to regulate it. We tried with regard to pornography. It is gonna be a difficult thing, but it seems to me that if we can come up with reasonable restrictions, reasonable regulations in how people interact on the Internet, that is something that the Supreme Court and the courts ought to favorably look at."

Holder’s was using the April 1999 Columbine High School massacre as a point of reference.

At that point in time, shooters Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were believed to have learned how to construct bombs using the internet.

The Citizen's Coalition recently formed in Quartzsite is taking issue with the future status of the post vacated when Bennett relinquished his position citing 'personal reasons.'

Bennett's letter of resignation was presented to the council Wednesday, August 27th, and formally accepted at a special meeting held Wednesday, August 28th. Many spectators at Tuesday's meeting indicated they found the diatribe presented against Mayor Bennett offensive, even though the case against Bennett -- presented without interruption by Daniel Field-- did not appear to be without merit.

Bennett officiated during the first part of that Tuesday council meeting and excused himself for the duration of the session, leaving the room to the remaining members of the council and Town Manager/Attorney Daniel G. Field, to discuss the case against him in open session, with many townspeople in attendance. He did not attend Thursday's meeting when his resignation was presented for acceptance.

The FANNIE & FREDDIE Fiasco, and AIG, MORGAN STANLEY, WAMU and...

The bailouts are being described as amounts TEN TIMES THE NATIONAL DEBT. 10% of the banks are on the verge of failure...

The fact is, there's more money changing hands than is comfortable for most people: huge losses are being sustained by even the most savvy and frugal investors, the downturns keep happening and the pivotal 'turnarounds' that would typically allow losers to recoup are becoming fewer with ever lengthening periods of time in between.

Is it the 'redistribution of wealth' that's been a source of such concern of late?

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