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If you were to ask the student movement. The esteemed pro-life punish productivity.” The governor clemency for Clemmons in a 5-0
body here at Purdue the name of leader outlined his position quite was one of only two presidential vote. He says that during his 10
the candidate who came in second frankly as being a proponent of candidates in the 2008 election to 1/2 years as governor he denied
to Senator John McCain for the Re- protecting life at every stage and support the Fair Tax, and he stands 92% of the requests for clemency.
publican nomination in 2008, very every age. by that position. “It is my belief that Huckabee also points out that there
few would actually be able to re- In addition to his position on those who do not support the Fair were no objections to his parole by
spond correctly. That individual is abortion, Governor Huckabee did Tax either are too attached to our the prosecutor, law enforcement,
former Governor Mike Huckabee, not hesitate to address other ques- current system, or simply do not or the Attorney General’s office
and to say that he is a character tions that were posed to him about understand what the Fair Tax re- during the comment period prior
would be an understatement. Prior other issues that leaders deal with ally is.” to Clemmons’ parole.
to the 2008 Republican primary, every day. When asked about health The former Governor of Arkan- While this incident is a hurdle
the conservative candidate served care reform, the governor not only sas has come under fire lately for for Huckabee in the public eye,
as a Southern Baptist pastor for addressed the consequences of an act he carried out several years it’s certainly nothing that he can’t
twelve years before launching his the bill on the pro-life cause, but ago. In 2000, as Governor of Ar- overcome. The former presiden-
career in politics and serving as he also mentioned the fact that kansas, Mike Huckabee commuted tial candidate is renowned for his
the Governor of Arkansas for two it would increase overall costs of the sentence of the then 27 year genuine and kind spirit. Although
consecutive terms. Since his all but healthcare on a macroeconomic old Maurice Clemmons so that he he may come across as overly
successful run for the Republican level and limit families on a micro- might have an opportunity to per- compassionate and soft, Huckabee
nomination, Governor Huckabee economic level. “A government- suade the parole board that he touts personal responsibility and
has amassed a considerable fol- backed program would subsidize deserved a second chance. At the accountability as cornerstones of
lowing through his number one what is not covered. This should be age of 16, Clemmons had been sen- his character. He displayed his be-
rated weekend hit “Huckabee” on a problem whether you are on the tenced to 108 years for burglary lief in one taking responsibility for
the Fox News Channel and his daily left or right. We don’t want to bank- and robbery without a weapon. their actions through the story of
radio show the “Huckabee Report.” rupt families and impoverish them Clemmons was not pardoned, but Maurice Clemmons. “Unfortunate-
In the midst of his newly acquired in order for them to get mediocre the clemency did make him parole ly, many of my fellow conservatives
fame and fortune, Mike Huckabee medical assistance. I always look eligible. On November 29th of this don’t seem to want to take respon-
still prioritized his recent speak- at it this way: That could be me, year, Maurice Clemmons killed four sibility for the facts surrounding
ing event at a fundraiser for Tippe- could be my child, or my family. It Lakewood Police officers in Seattle, the case,” said Governor Huckabee
canoe County Right to Life here at also means that you are not going Washington. The gunman has since in reference to the facts surround-
Purdue University. to have as much uncompensated been shot and killed by state police ing the grant of parole to Clem-
“I’m convinced that Jesus would care from the hospitals and doctors after an extensive search effort. mons.
not do banquets like this. I know which results in ‘cost shifting,’ one After the series of events, political Maybe we as citizens missed
that for a fact because if he did, then of the reasons why medical costs advisor Mark McKinnon came out something in the election. We may
there would have been an addition- are so high.” Governor Huckabee and confidently stated “Huckabee have underestimated Huckabee. It
al beatitude: ‘blessed are the brief, called the proposed health care is done as a political candidate for may be true that John McCain and
for they shall be invited again,’” the plan imprudent and wasteful. good. Doesn’t matter what the cir- Sarah Palin go against the brush on
governor joked in When questioned by a journal- cumstances were, doesn’t matter many issues and speak out about
his brief, yet ef- ist on the economy, Mike Huckabee whether there was a convincing what they think is best. But Gover-
fective speech revealed the theory which he be- rationale at the time. This is poli- nor Mike Huckabee boldly stated
on the core of lieves to be the answer to many of tics, American-style. Stick a fork in his regrets, and rebuked others for
the Pro-Life our economic woes: The Fair Tax. him.” This declaration, while logi- not doing the same. What more can
In short, the Fair Tax is cal, does not seem to be the case. a true “maverick” do? He’s a dia-
a plan that would In a series of interviews, Governor mond in the rough, an individual
elimi- n a t e Huckabee has stated that he thor- with humility and compassion and
t h e income oughly regrets the commutation; yet a sense of conviction for per-
tax whilst he had good reason to commute sonal responsibility. Upon receiv-
placing a tax the convict at the time. The gov- ing similar compliments to his
on sold goods ernor wrote a piece explaining his character by the gentleman intro-
to replace it. rationale at the time and what the ducing him at the Tippecanoe
“The Fair series of events were that lead to County Right to Life dinner, Gover-
Tax is the eventual commutation. In the nor Huckabee wittily joked, “Who’s
one of piece, Huckabee explains that the he talking about? I thought I was
the few tax Arkansas Post Prison Parole and the keynote speaker tonight.”
Photo by Andrew Nguyen plans that does not Transfer Board recommended
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I thought we had finally done Obama has saved, and complete- failed cowboy diplomacy, could Palin, troop-supporting, climate-
it. I thought we had thrown Bush ly ignores how bad the economy easily solve every problem in the destroying conservatives take
out of office, voted in a young, vi- would have been had Obama not world? over this nation and force their
brant, diverse leader, and turned stepped in to rescue our failing All of these coincidences fascist policies on all aspects of
the course of American history. I nation. Obama is clearly taking seem a bit too coincidental to our once-free society (I mean
thought that maybe the messes the fall for all of the free-mar-
of the Bush years would contin- ket and business-based tactics
ue their effect for a few months, that were typical of the bour- “I know that the effects of presidential
but that Obama would quickly geoisie Bush administration.
and decisively end the capitalist On the foreign policy front,
policies can stretch far into future presi-
and imperialist disaster that was Obama is taking the heat from dents’ terms, but this was supposed to be
America under Bush. But after the mistakes of the Bush years.
almost a year of having our guy George W. Bush invaded two different. Bush is a moron, and Obama is
in the White House, I’m starting completely harmless countries, the brightest mind in the nation. There is
to think I was wrong. had innocent fundamentalist
I know that the effects of Muslims tortured, and didn’t no way that a moron can make a mess that
presidential policies can stretch plan on pulling out until the
far into future Presidents’ terms, mythical concept of “victory”
a genius can’t fix.”
but this was supposed to be dif- was achieved. Upon his leav-
ferent. Bush is a moron, and ing office, the situation in Iraq
Obama is the brightest mind in miraculously fixed itself just in be authentic. It is clear that at free like it was under FDR, JFK,
the nation. There is no way that time to make Obama’s promises least some thought was given LBJ, Carter, and Clinton, not the
a moron can make a mess that a of leaving seem a bit outdated. to how Obama might be voted oppressive society of the slave-
genius can’t fix. But I think the Also suspicious is the amount out of office as soon as possible, owning Founders).
problem we as liberals have is of violence that has stepped up and the easiest way would be to Whatever his motive, this
that we took Bush for an idiot in Afghanistan since Bush left make him the fall-guy for various much is clear: George W. Bush
problems. My opinion, hard as it purposely ruined this country
may be to believe, is that Bush and set in motion events that
“Obama is clearly taking the fall for all of purposely put in place policies would bring down Obama’s pres-
and created scenarios specifi- idency. It is the only reasonable
the free-market and business-based tactics cally designed to harm Obama. explanation for why so many bad
that were typical of the bourgeoisie Bush Bush clearly encouraged the things keep happening with
tanking economy because he did Obama around, and why he con-
administration.” not want Obama to solve single- tinuously gets blamed despite all
handedly every economic prob- conventional wisdom showing
lem as he would have otherwise. that certain despicable Republi-
when he might have been just a office. Everyone knows that it Bush clearly forced the Iraq cans (Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld,
well-paid plant of the conserva- was Bush who dithered for eight situation off the table through etc…) were the real culprits.
tive conspiracy to ruin this coun- years in Afghanistan, but Obama insidious tactics, while secretly Let’s just hope that all of Obama’s
try. is the one getting heat for tak- ginning up anti-Americanism in change will finally begin to undo
Take, for example, the sta- ing only 100 measly days to de- Afghanistan. It has even been all of the religious, capitalistic,
tus of the economy. It is clearly cide whether or not to provide proposed that Bush had some- provocative, and interventionist
Bush’s fault. Due to years of his general with troops. In the thing to do with the creation evils that George Bush and pre-
pro-capitalist policy, our econo- Bush years, no exit policy ex- of the “swine flu” virus, conve- vious Republican administra-
my has taken a beating that the isted, and the terrorists had no niently released on the popula- tions have forced on America.
government won’t be able to idea how long we would stay. tion just in time to foil Obama’s Obama save us all.
solve easily. As Bush’s true toll But now, Obama supports our plans to finally fix our broken, Brutus is the resident Com-
on our country continues to be nation by announcing to the ter- free-market healthcare system. munist at The Purdue Review.
felt, for some strange reason, rorists when we will stop fight- What would Bush get out of Life size posters of Karl Marx
people are acting as if Obama ing them, and people say he isn’t this? Well, money is a start. Or, and Friedrich Nietzsche adorn
had something to do with it. It is “qualified!” How can this type of possibly a good biography in re- the walls of his office. He firmly
that type of delusional thinking criticism be aimed at a man who, visionist history books once the believes that Sarah Palin and
that glosses over all of the jobs were it not for eight years of Bible-thumping, gun-toting, pro- George Bush are Satan’s children.
6 December, 2009 The Purdue ReviewThe Pur
Climategate
Global Warming Scientists are in “Hot Water” By CHRIS ELLISON
Since the mid 1970s, global of the Climate Research Unit, and is kind of unsteady from the start. the thermometer readings contin-
warming has been a widespread Professor Michael Mann, director One has to look at the inside of a ue to rise into the second half of the
topic of public interest. Scientists, of the Earth System Science Center tree to get the ring length, which twentieth century.
environmentalists, and politicians at Penn State, are facing particular means this environmental study In the email, Jones mentions us-
have warned us about the poten- scrutiny. Both of these men have requires that trees get chopped ing a “trick” to “hide the decline”
tial dangers of a changing climate. been involved with the United Na- down. Very ironic. in the tree data. This “trick” would
As a result, the green present the warming temperature
movement has ex- effects on the tree rings as more
panded beyond activ- intense. These results would be
ism and entered into useful because it would show one
our economy. In recent of the ways global warming has al-
years, we have heard ready impacted the Earth.
discussions about Professor Mann, in an interview
green cars, green with The New York Times, said that
housing, and green the email was legitimate, but the
jobs. However, the language was portrayed the wrong
last few weeks have way. He stated the consistency of
presented us with an- the tree-ring data was question-
other green phrase able, so it is no longer used. He also
that we can add to our explained that “trick” is a word of-
eco-friendly dictionar- ten used by scien-
ies- “green scandal.” tists “to refer to a
In late November, good way to solve
thousands of docu- a problem, ‘and not
ments and emails from something secret’.”
the Climate Research Global warm-
Unit (CRU) at the Uni- ing skeptics don’t
versity of East Anglia buy Mann’s expla-
in England were ex- nation. They have
posed. These commu- pointed to this
nications were hacked email as evidence
into and posted on an that global warm-
internet blog by an ing studies and
anonymous source. data may be over-
Over the last few days, valued. However,
the emails have been proponents of the
confirmed as discus- theory have re-
sions among British sponded by saying
and American scien- the skeptics are
tists who are well- “cherry picking”
known promoters of the global Artist rendition of original E-mails. Actual content has not been altered. certain statements
warming theory. In the past, some and taking them
of these men have been accused tion’s Intergovernmental Panel on Up until about 1960, the tree out of context in order to prove
of silencing differing opinions. In Climate Change (IPCC). The most ring data and thermometer read- their point.
many of the email exchanges, it highly reported email comes from ings suggest a rise in average tem- In another email, Professor
seems that some scientists dis- Jones and Mann’s discussion about peratures. The correlation here is Jones criticizes studies that suggest
cussed how to manipulate or even an experiment with two sets of that as the Earth warms, the trees the relationship between human
get rid of data that does not directly data. The first set includes ther- have the capacity to grow larger. activities and global warming is
support global warming. This is the mometer readings over the past Then, for reasons that the scientists uncertain. Jones writes, “I can’t see
main concern within the “Climat- century, while the second contains seem unable to explain, the tree either of these papers being in the
egate” scandal. tree density and the length of tree density and average ring length be- next IPCC report.” He also prom-
Professor Phil Jones, director rings. Personally, I think this study gin to decline after 1960. However, See “Climate...” on Pg. 7
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Climate...
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ised to “keep them out somehow— best way to achieve this is by step- The news on Climategate has the “real culprits.” In a committee
even if we have to redefine what ping aside from the Director’s role somewhat been covered on televi- meeting, Boxer stated “You call it
s contin-the peer-review literature is!” during the course of the indepen- sion channels and radio stations, Climategate, I call it email-theft-
alf of the Professor Jones finds himself dent review…” but most of it is coming from the In- gate.” She went on to add, “Part of
in more trouble after a May 2008 Another researcher involved ternet. This seems fitting seeing as our looking at this will be looking
tions us-email that encouraged his col- was Dr. Kevin Trenberth, who the story involves emails that were at a criminal activity which could
decline”leagues to “delete any email you works at the National Center for exposed on an internet blog. How- have well been coordinated.” While
k” wouldmay have had” about data for an Atmospheric Research in Boulder, ever, over the past few days, the the activity of the hackers was
peratureIPCC report. The British Freedom Colorado. Trenberth discusses in news broke fast online and people wrong, that does not take away
as moreof Information Act makes it a crime an email that Boulder is dealing have responded by offering opin- from the fact that some of the sci-
would beto delete this type of material, with a couple days of record low ions, suggesting conspiracies, and entists involved acted irresponsi-
how onewhich is subject to a freedom of in- temperatures in October 2009. He even creating videos that make fun bly. Concluding accurate scientific
ng has al-formation request. mentions that the October weather of the climate scientists involved. If results based on independent stud-
Since the debacle, Professor is more typical of the month of Jan- you search “Climategate” in Google, ies is legitimate, but only focusing
nterviewJones has temporarily stepped uary. In addition, he has concerns you will get over 30 million re- on only the data that supports your
said thatdown as the head of the Climate about the adequacy of his observa- sults. Compare that to other envi- own personal beliefs is unethical.
but theResearch Unit. This will most likely tion systems and claims, “The fact ronmental terms such as “climate Few believe that Climategate is
he wronglast until an investigation of the is we can’t account for the lack of change” with 22 million or “global evidence to dump the global warm-
stency ofCRU is completed. This indepen- warming at the moment and it is a warming” with only 10 million. ing issue, but many are raising le-
question-dent review is intended to see if travesty that we can’t.” Whether politicians support the gitimate questions on just how se-
d. He alsothe accusations of manipulating There is nothing wrong with theory of man-made global warm- rious the pattern may be. The
word of-data to present a stronger case for what Trenberth said, but it shows ing or not, it is important that they conclusion to draw from this scan-
by scien-global warming are true. When how the scientists were hungry for consider this scandal before spend- dal is that there may be evidence in
efer to aasked about his choice to step data and evidence to back up their ing billions through environmental some studies that suggest mankind
to solvedown, Jones stated, “What is most predictions. Instead of analyzing legislation. However, Senator Bar- has an influence on climate, but in
, ‘and notimportant is that CRU continues the data and then drawing a con- bara Boxer of California, the top no way is the theory of man-made
g secret’.” its world leading research with as clusion, critics are saying these sci- Democrat in the Senate Environ- global warming indisputable.
warm-little interruption and diversion as entists were pushing for the results ment and Public Works Commit-
ics don’tpossible...I have decided that the before conducting the experiment. tee, has chosen to focus more on
’s expla-
hey have
to this
evidence
al warm-
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FairTax... By bringing out the underground the FairTax in the long run would completely transparent, which is
From Page 16 economy, the tax base is necessar- be even greater. not a feature (by design) of the cur-
ily widened. This is the reason that One of the biggest arguments rent tax system.
current tax system. With increased FairTax collects as much revenue against the FairTax (and in sales At this point, you may be think-
savings, the macroeconomic im- as the current system, even though taxes in general) is that they hurt ing one of two things: “the FairTax
pact of that would be that it would the tax burden for every income the poor. Some argue that the Fair- is a miracle” or “the FairTax would
push down real interest rates that level (with the exception of the Tax is regressive, that is, it would destroy big government.” Both are
we pay on borrowed money.” extremely wealthy) is decreased. affect the poor more negatively inaccurate. The FairTax only seems
Many opponents to the Fair- Additionally, it would collect tax than the rich. Although, for rea- like a miracle because it would be
Tax would argue that home sales from illegal immigrants and the sons too technical to explain here, so much better, in terms of eco-
would plummet because the mort- many more millions of foreigners sales taxes are neither progressive nomic benefits, than the current
who visit this nor regressive, the FairTax would system. The FairTax would not re-
country legally actually be more progressive than duce the size of government as it
Did You Know?... every year.
If corporate
the current system. This is due to is designed to collect as much rev-
several factors. First, as mentioned enue as the current system, but it
taxes and capi- above, the FairTax would complete- would make it more difficult to in-
It is estimated that American cor- tal gains taxes ly untax the poor with the prebate. crease the size of government.
porations spend more than $500 were elimi- Secondly, the FairTax would elimi- The FairTax is officially support-
nated, foreign nate the Payroll Tax, which is by ed by 80 economists, including one
BILLION every year just to comply companies far the most regressive tax in place. Nobel laureate, and is sponsored
would be much Removing this tax eliminates the by nearly 70 members of Congress,
with the current tax code. Can you more willing largest tax burden of the work- including Indiana Representatives
think of better ways that money to invest in or ing and middle classes. Lastly, the Mike Pence and Dan Burton. “I
relocate to the FairTax would tax the wealthiest think more people understand it
could be used? We can. United States, Americans at the full 23% of con- and how it works,” Huckabee stat-
as it would sumption. With
be the larg- our current
gage interest deduction would be est tax haven in the world. Addi-
eliminated. First of all, more than tionally, as Huckabee noted, “The
system, the ex-
tremely wealthy
Did You Know?...
65% of Americans choose to file other thing [the FairTax] does is only pay 15% on
the short tax form, and therefore that it brings capital back to the capital gains and More than $13 TRILLION of US
cannot deduct mortgage interest. US. Right now there’s an estimated dividends. They capital is currently parked off
As Dr. Holland noted, the increased 13 trillion parked off shore. That’s pay little to no
savings resulting from the FairTax legally moved. It’s not that people income or pay- shore, legally? What would hap-
would drive down real interest are evading taxes, it’s that they’re roll taxes . Un-
rates, thereby reducing the cost of avoiding taxes legally, which is un- der the FairTax,
pen if all of that came back to
a mortgage. Additionally, the vast derstandable, because multi-na- the tax burden the United States?
majority of homes sold every year tional companies have to make tax on the wealthi-
are used homes which would not decisions to stay in business.” The est Americans
be taxed at all (remember, only new effect of attracting foreign invest- (those making well over $500,000 ed, “There’s growing support. Most
goods and services are taxed). ment and bringing US capital back per year) will actually increase. people who say they aren’t for it are
The FairTax would nearly elimi- to our shores would undoubtedly In addition to the economic ben- people who don’t understand it.”
nate the underground economy. be enormous. efits of the FairTax, there would Bob Holland had a slightly dif-
Huckabee explained, “Right now Recent economic studies of also be numerous political benefits ferent take. “Personally speaking, I
there are a lot of people who are the FairTax show that real wages (or costs, if you believe government would prefer the FairTax over our
involved in illegal activity, whether would in increase by 10.3%, dis- is not big enough). Dr. Holland not- current system, but I don’t think
it’s drug dealing, prostitution, gam- posable income would increase ed that the FairTax is “a politician’s this proposal has a snow ball’s
bling. They don’t pay taxes. But by 1.7%, GDP would increase by nightmare. As long as you can keep chance in hell of getting through
those people buy things at retail 2.4%, and consumption would in- the current tax system sufficiently Congress.”
whether it’s a car, a house, food.” crease by 2.4%, all in the first year. complex, then I can easily use the True reform will not be easy. It
Holland added, “You don’t even Although there would be initial lay- tax code to reward supporters will require a large grassrroots
need to go to illicit activities such offs due to the transition, according and punish detractors. If it’s just movement. If you’re interested in
as drugs or prostitution, all you to a recent study, employment has a simple sales tax, I’ve lost a lot of learning more about the FairTax,
have to do is think about the aver- the potential to grow by 3.5% in the juice, a lot of power.” Increasing visit http://www.fairtax.org or
age waiter or waitress who doesn’t the first year. Additionally, govern- taxes and spending will be much check out the FairTax books by
report their tips. There’s a lot of ment revenues would increase by more difficult under the FairTax Neal Boortz and John Linder.
under-reporting of income.” 0.5% in the first year. The effects of because the tax burden would be
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Football...
From Page 11
especially given the fact that our happened on the next play? Mich- 1000 yards and Smith had over game. Even a compromising 8-4
next game was against Michigan… igan State returned the kickoff 84 1000 yards in receptions. Elliott would have been nice.
at Michigan. Purdue had not won yards to our 11 yard line. They threw for over 3000 yards and 22 Next season might be a roller-
at The Big House since 1966 when had to settle for a field goal and touchdowns. Kerrigan recorded coaster as well. What we do know
Bob Griese played quarterback we got the ball back with some 13 sacks and Wiggs hit eight field going in is that we have tremen-
for the black and gold. However, time remaining. It wouldn’t mat- goals from 40 yards or longer. If dous talent returning in Bolden,
this game proved that nothing ter though. Despite a late drive, nothing else, the end of the foot- Smith, and Wiggs. What we don’t
about the 2009 season was ever Joey Elliott was sacked on the fi- ball season meant that Purdue know is what the defensive line
certain. Joey Elliott’s threw for nal play and with that tackle, the basketball was right around the will do without Mike Neal and
367 yards (his career best) and season was effectively over. corner. Ryan Kerrigan. We also don’t
two touchdowns and he also ran Purdue had lost seven games In the BGR issue of The Pur- know how new QB Caleb TerBush
for a touchdown. We beat Michi- and was ineligible to compete in due Review, I wrote a Purdue will play. They say he has a set of
gan by two points and kept our post-season play, even with a win Football preview and I predicted wheels, but he will enter next sea-
bowl aspirations alive as we en- over the Hoosiers. Even so, our that we would finish 7-5 and go son with less experience than El-
tered our final home game of the season ended on a positive note. to a decent bowl game. My hopes liott did when he started last year.
season against Michigan State. We beat IU and added a 56th P of a winning season that would I’m going to predict 7-5 again. If
The game was a playoff atmo- link to West Lafayette’s #1 resi- propel us to postseason play did we can stop losing to small
sphere for our squad. It was win dent, the Old Oaken Bucket. The not come true. Looking back, schools, avoid committing count-
or die. A loss meant that the sea- Boilers finished with a 5-7 losing however, my prediction was not less turnovers, and have Bolden
son would be over after the Buck- record, but there were still some overly outrageous. Five of our run for over 1000 yards, I think
et game the following week. Car- things to celebrate. seven losses were by seven points we can have a winning season and
son Wiggs hit a 49 yard field goal We beat Ohio State and Michi- or less. With a play or two going go bowling again.
with 2:38 remaining to tie the gan in the same season. We beat our way in each of those games,
game at 37. If Purdue could get a the Big Ten champion and only Purdue could have just as easily
stop on defense, we would have a lost by two to the Pac 10 cham- finished the year 10-2 and been
chance to pull off a victory. What pion. Bolden ran for close to headed to a very respectable bowl
Stimulus...
From Page 8
help from the government who we can? If they were to put more would not be working, paying As we all know, the economy
promised to bail them out. of an effort to place the stimulus them wages that they will spend, naturally experiences ups and
Only a small percentage of the money in the hands of the people, producing jobs and incomes for downs. Although the economy has
stimulus money has been spent to the economy would have a much other workers. been declining for what seems like
benefit the people thus far. It ap- better chance of taking care of America was founded on capi- years and years, this is a normal
pears that some of the stimulus itself. The money spent on pork talism and free enterprise, but the occurrence and most economists
bill was saturated with waste to barrel projects is doing nothing to stimulus bill is just another plot to believe that the economy can usu-
pay off politically-connected lib- benefit the nation as a whole and widen government control of busi- ally straighten itself out over time.
erals; which the Republicans pre- is ultimately a huge waste, as our ness and the economy. The found- Obama picked a perfect time to
dicted from the beginning. This is own Vice President said himself. ing fathers intended for private run his campaign focusing on all
supposed to be a new era of bipar- What we need right now, first and businesses to thrive and the gov- the economic problems that were
tisanship, but the bill was written foremost, are jobs. For a program ernment to lightly regulate rather being struggled with during the
on the wish list of every living—or to be efficient , it must bring forth than take over. With the stimulus Bush administration. He promised
dead—Democratic interest group. economic activity that otherwise plan, small businesses are going change and focused on govern-
As Speaker Nancy Pelosi put it, would not have taken place. The to be hit with tax increases to help ment as the solution to the prob-
“We won the election. We wrote classic example is public works. pay for the spending. As a result, lem while gaining America’s trust
the bill.” I guess Republicans can When a new road or bridge is built, these small businesses are going with his swift speeches and novel
let them take all the credit they construction companies have to to have a hard time keeping their ideas. America: Government isn’t
want for this one. purchase concrete, steel and oth- employees. This is unfortunate the answer to this economic crisis,
What makes the Obama ad- er materials that create business because it is these businesses that it’s the problem.
ministration believe that they for other companies. They also have created the majority of stable
can spend our money better than employ workers that otherwise jobs in the past.
12 December, 2009 The Purdue ReviewThe Pur
Those crazy conservatives are lican, the government works for us Dede Scozzafava (R), and Doug vote based strictly on party rather
at it again! Dismantling the Repub- and not the other way around! We Hoffman (C). No, to any of you than values, the people would not
lican Party from the ground up, the people of this free nation de- smart liberals out there who may get the things that they truly need
foaming at the mouth as they sink cide our own fate; the politicians be reading The Purdue Review, the or desire, and the corruption and
their teeth into a juicy moderate or have the privilege of representing “C” does not stand for Communist special interests would continue to
RINO (Republican In Name Only). us. party; it means conservative. As it flourish.
The conservative mafia is rooting In today’s America, politicians turns out, Hoffman lost the race, It is not that “Republicans” are
out the politicians that do not fit have lost sight of their responsibili- but it is the story behind it that is eating their own. The fact of the
their needs, even if that means they ties as elected officials, and Ameri- truly telling. Hoffman was running matter is that conservatives and
are Republican. So, what seems cans will not stand for it any longer. as the conservative candidate, to “average” Americans work too hard
to be the problem? The answer to On September 12, nearly 2 million represent the people, with conser- to be toyed with. Conservatives are
that question is simply that there Americans gathered in Washington vative values like those previously usually Republicans and not liberal
is no problem, or at least there D.C. to express their concern about mentioned. Scozzafava, the Repub- or Democrat for a reason. They do
should not be. Yet the liberal media the carelessness and corruption lican candidate, ran a more moder- not have the same ideals. Yet, slow-
and some elected officials believe taking place in our nation’s capitol. ate campaign, so moderate that she ly but surely, it seems that the Re-
otherwise. They continue to paint Regular people: black and white, lost many supporters to Hoffman. publican Party is slipping away
an ugly portrait of the grassroots young and old, Democrats and Re- When it seemed that the race was from its conservative morals. Con-
movement as if to control the mes- publicans; they all came together out of her hands, she “bowed out servatives and members of the Re-
sage or to make the efforts of these with common values and principles for the party.” publican Party have been pushed
people seem worthless. in mind to remind the politicians Instead of doing the “Republi- to the limit and have decided that
I am, of course, referring to the that it’s the people that matter and can” thing and backing the conser- enough is enough. They will not sit
recent Tea Party movements, as not the special interest groups. vative candidate( like top Repub- idly by and let their party, the one
well as the NY-23 elections. It is not Conservatives especially had licans John Boehner, Eric Cantor thing that can represent their voic-
that the Republican Party is eat- their voices heard in early Novem- and Pete Sessions did), Scozzafava es, abandon them for popularity.
ing it’s own. It is, however, about ber during the NY-23 elections. showed her true colors and backed They want people who will say
the people and how they identify It was an exciting race that came the Democrat. If the people in what they mean and mean what
themselves. Just because you are down to three: Bill Owens (D), New York’s 23rd District were to they say.
a Republican does not make you a
conservative. And just because you
are conservative does not make
you a Republican. Most true con-
servatives would agree that the Re-
publican Party is a vehicle, and not
a way of life. Although the Republi-
can Party has typically been more
on the side of conservative values,
we do not live and die by the party.
We are individuals that hold
principles and values to the highest
of priorities. We cherish indepen-
dence, our God-given abilities and
our aptitude to decide what is best
for ourselves, rather than having
the government tell us what to do
and how we can do it. We believe in
the free market system and compe-
tition. We believe that if you work
hard, you can get the things you
want. We believe in life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness knowing
that the results are different for ev-
eryone. Whether you are conserva-
tive or liberal, Democrat or Repub-
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By SCOTT SOWERS other words, a family of five that FairTax, it is necessary to under- therefore economic growth. It also
only earns an annual income of stand what is wrong with the cur- rewards reckless spending.
Nearly a year after Barack $30,000 would not pay a single rent tax system and the benefits One of the biggest problems with
Obama signed the American Recov- penny in federal taxes. The prebate that would result from the imple- the current system is that taxes are
ery and Reinvestment Act, an eco- completely un-taxes those individ- mentation of the FairTax. withheld from our paychecks. Dr.
nomic “stimulus package” that was uals who are at or below the pov- To help explain costs of the cur- Holland noted, “When we withhold
supposed to jumpstart the econo- erty level. rent system and the benefits of the income taxes, we fixate more on
my and create or save 3.5 million our after-tax paycheck. That’s how
jobs, Americans are facing double we organized our lives. We know
digit unemployment, a declining how much that amount will be but
dollar, and a burgeoning debt. If we don’t think about how much we
Jimmy Carter were president, he actually pay in taxes.” Because most
would be giving a speech about the people don’t really know what they
malaise of the American people. If pay in taxes, it’s very easy for politi-
we only believed in the President a cians to raise them.
little more, we’d be a lot better off. Despite any disagreements with
Or so he would say. these arguments against the cur-
It’s time that Congress and the
President back a real economic
Brief Overview: rent tax system, there’s one thing
that virtually everyone can agree
stimulus plan. No, I’m not talking • You keep 100% of your paycheck on and that is the current system is
about massive tax or budget cuts unbelievably complicated. “We ex-
(though these would certainly be
• 23% tax on all new goods and services pend a lot of resources in the Unit-
better than the stimulus plans pro- • No taxes on savings & investment ed States just for compliance of the
posed thus far), I’m talking about current tax code,” Holland pointed
replacing our current tax system • Monthly rebate for taxable expenditures up out, “Frankly, my wife and I, we ba-
with the FairTax. to poverty level sically hire an accountant to help us
The FairTax is a national sales with our taxes. And even then, I’m
tax that would tax the consump- • Economic growth never quite sure when I’m signing
tion of all new goods and services my tax forms that I’m complying
in the United States at an inclusive
• More progressive than the current system with the law.” It’s estimated that
rate of 23%. This means that if you • No more April 15th more than $500 billion is spent
bought $100 of beer at the Village every year just to comply with the
Bottle Shop, the federal govern- • No more IRS current tax code. If we could free
ment would get $23 dollars and the up those resources to be used more
VBS would keep the remaining $77. productively than complying with
There would be no exemptions The FairTax would also elimi- FairTax, I spoke with former Gov- tax code, imagine the economic
such as for food, drugs, or medical nate the federal income tax, the ernor of Arkansas and one of the benefits it would have.
expenses, but instead every house- payroll tax, corporate income most vocal proponents of the Fair- The FairTax, on the other hand,
hold would receive a monthly re- taxes, the alternative minimum Tax, Mike Huckabee. I also spoke is almost the exact opposite or our
bate (more technically, a prebate) tax, the gift tax, the estate (death) with Purdue professor of econom- current system. It is simple, trans-
equal to 23% of the monthly pover- tax, the self-employment tax, capi- ics, Bob Holland. parent, and rewards productivity,
ty rate, a figure already calculated tal gains taxes, and the IRS. States Incentives and disincentives are investment, and savings.
by the federal government. Let’s would collect the national sales tax the forces that drive economic be- “The point of the FairTax,” ac-
say that the annual poverty rate for since most of them already have havior. Governor Huckabee put it cording to Holland, “is to promote
a family of five is $30,000. Every the structure in place to collect this way, “If you reward something, savings, first and foremost. Right
family of five would then receive a sales tax, thereby eliminating the you get more of it. If you penalize now, the US has a very low savings
monthly prebate of $575 (30,000 need for the IRS. something you get less of it.” Our rate and in part you can blame our
× 0.23 ÷ 12) to cover monthly ex- To understand why the current current system penalizes produc-
penses up to the poverty level. In system should be replaced by the tivity, investments, savings, and See “FairTax...” on Pg. 9