Hutchison promises highway shakeup
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison on Tuesday offered a sweeping plan to overhaul transportation planning in Texas if she is elected governor, but stopped short of saying how she would pay for it.
My initial reaction was “of course she’s not going to say how she would pay for it” with a smirk [...]

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Miles-traveled tax being scrutinized
If you don’t like gasoline taxes, here’s an alternative: a tax on the number of miles you drive in a year.…Delisi said the vehicle-miles-traveled tax idea is “controversial” but should be discussed because revenue from the state’s main source of transportation funding, the motor fuels tax, is declining. The gasoline tax hasn’t [...]

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Passions over ‘prosperity gospel’: Was Jesus wealthy? – CNN.com
They say that Jesus was never poor — and neither should his followers be. Their claim is embedded in the doctrine known as the prosperity gospel, which holds that God rewards the faithful with financial prosperity and spiritual gifts.
I’m sure it’s all part of the same conspiracy [...]

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Great column from Paul Krugman.
Op-Ed Columnist – Tidings of Comfort – NYTimes.com
Indulge me while I tell you a story — a near-future version of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol.” It begins with sad news: young Timothy Cratchit, a k a Tiny Tim, is sick. And his treatment will cost far more than his parents can [...]

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