The Harvey Girls

Recently I was watching one of my favorite movies from my childhood, one that I hadn't seen in about ten years; The Harvey Girls. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. It's the story of love and blooming civilization in the wild west set to the technicolor musical genius of Harry Warren (music), Johnny Mercer (lyrics), Lennie Hayton (score).

About ten minutes into the movie Judy Garland, playing the main character Susan Bradley, made a statement that I think all Americans today really need to hear. Her startling comment was simple, straightforward and honest.

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Representative Gutierrez Breaks his Oath of Office

I follow Congress.org on Facebook so I can get updates on the articles they publish and have a chance to reply to some of the comments when appropriate. In an article they recently posted about the Arizona immigration law there was some shocking content.

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The Law

I came across Dean Russell’s translation of Frederic Bastiat’s The Law, published by the Foundation for Economic Education when I began a project of my own in which I intended to write an article or small book logically identifying the purpose of the law. I knew that, in order to have any credibility, I would need to begin with a definition of justice that was readily agreed upon in legal circles. To that end I began a search for a basic, well recognized book on the law. I wanted something fundamental, not a specific case study or a text book, but something that treated on the topic as a whole; when I came across the title of The Law in my search I figured it was as good a place to start as any. It turned out to not be what I was looking for at all, however, it was instead exactly what I would have wanted to write, and I doubt I could have done the subject more justice, or written as convincingly as Bastiat did in his treatise.

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Taxes in Texas

Yesterday I read the intriguing comments of someone claiming to be a Texan who said,

"...Texas does not have a state income tax. Our municipalities depend largely on property taxes. It's insane to hear well-to-do folks whine about their property taxes when there are virtually no other local taxes (besides sales tax). Probably the only way for people to appreciate the services provided based on our tax dollars is to start taking them away. Start with the rich neighborhoods..."¹

I know many people who have this same mindset and felt that I should address the idea before I was forced to hear it one more time from the uninformed masses who consider themselves so well educated. So let's quickly clear up the facts in this ridiculous claim from the "Texan". Here is a list of just a few taxes that real people pay in Texas on a daily or yearly basis, depending on the tax or fee (which is just another name for a tax).

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Texas Can Thrive On Its Own

Everything's bigger in Texas. Texans know this and so does the rest of the world. However, I think Texans forget just how much of this Country's population resides within our borders.

The entire population of the United States is only three hundred million with almost twenty five million being Texans, according to the U.S. Census Estimates. That means that our little ol' state contains nearly ten percent of the entire population of our Country, not to mention the fact that over twelve percent of the United States Armed Forces is comprised of Texans. Besides having a strong presence in the Military and the Country in general, Texans also have a huge sense of pride and determination, something that we were forced to rely on during the Great Depression.

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Texas Free Press

A few weeks ago, while reading CanadaFreePress.com I realized that many of the articles were written about or by Texans.

I am proud to see so many of my fellow Texans with the desire to better, not only our State, but our Country. Because of this I felt that there needed to be a place for Texans to focus their efforts and bring about the real changes needed for our State to thrive.

If you are a Texan and would like to contribute articles to our site, please feel free to contact us and watch for new articles in the next few days!

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