By Nathan Tucker Paraphrasing a plank found in the Libertarian Party platform, Section 11.8 of the proposed 2012 Iowa Republican Party platform states that “we support the elimination of foreign aid.” A long held position of Ron Paul, he maintained during the presidential primary that, “to me, foreign aid is taking money from poor people [...]
By Nathan Tucker On a campaign stop last week in Newton, Iowa, President Obama advocated extending the wind energy tax breaks that are due to expire at the end of this year, something that all of “Iowa congressmen agree with.” Regardless of the merits of wind energy, however, these tax credits, as with all tax [...]
By Nathan Tucker On a campaign stop last week in Newton, Iowa, President Obama advocated extending the wind energy tax breaks that are due to expire at the end of this year, something that all of “Iowa congressmen agree with.” Regardless of the merits of wind energy, however, these tax credits, as with all tax [...]