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		<title>The Political Allocation of Capital: RFK Jr and BrightSource by Bill Glahn</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/11/17/the-political-allocation-of-capital-rfk-jr-and-brightsource-by-bill-glahn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a day when Nobel-prize winner and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu is on the hot seat on Capitol Hill, answering questions about the Solyndra scandal, details are coming out about an even larger, potential scandal. The U.K.&#8217;s Daily Mail reports about a $1.4 billion bailout for a firm tied to environmental lawyer and Presidential nephew Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.  The Mail reports, &#8220;The revelation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ANDREW BIGGS FROM THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE TO TESTIFY AT PENSION COMMISSION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10th</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/11/06/andrew-biggs-from-the-american-enterprise-institute-to-testify-at-pension-commission-november-10th/</link>
		<comments>http://mnfmi.org/2011/11/06/andrew-biggs-from-the-american-enterprise-institute-to-testify-at-pension-commission-november-10th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANDREW BIGGS FROM THE AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE TO TESTIFY AT PENSION COMMISSION THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH (State Office Bldg Room 5, Click Here for the Agenda and Schedule).  CONTACT: KIM CROCKETT  kimc@mnfreemarketinstitute.org OR 612.388.2820 FOR INFORMATION.  Keith Brainard, research director of the National Association of State Retirement Administrators (NASRA), and an aggressive and talented defender of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouragement Amidst U.S. Downgrade and Global Selloff : Let&#8217;s Renew Declaration of Independence From Ourselves</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/08/09/encouragement-amidst-u-s-downgrade-and-global-selloff-lets-renew-declaration-of-independence-from-ourselves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it is easy to get discouraged with the current administration at the national helm (more of the same tax and spend policies that got us in this mess), the Wall Street Journal sounded an encouraging note this morning about the "downgrade uproar" in its lead editorial "A Downgrade Awakening".  

The good news, we hope, is that this difficult period--which we have not seen the bottom of--- will cure young people (current and future voters) of the notion that government creates jobs, government spending stimulates the economy and that it's OK for  government to borrow to pay back debt.

That will only happen if we teach and convince our young taxpayers/voters that our freedom and prosperity comes from private property rights and private enterprise operating 

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		<title>David Strom: The Republicans Need More Backbone</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/08/01/david-strom-the-republicans-need-more-backbone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Strom, policy fellow, had an opinion piece in the Star Tribune this weekend, " Republicans Play Hardball Because They See the Light".   

Sadly, not even David Strom can make us smile. There is no humour here unless it is gallows humour. Please read the entire article (here are a few teasers.)  

"The crisis is not that we are having a hard time lifting the debt ceiling. The crisis is that we have to raise it by $2.4 trillion just to pay our bills through 2012." ]]></description>
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		<title>Public Unions React to End of Shutdown: They Still Want to &#8220;Tax the Rich&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/07/21/public-unions-react-to-end-of-shutdown-they-still-want-to-tax-the-rich/</link>
		<comments>http://mnfmi.org/2011/07/21/public-unions-react-to-end-of-shutdown-they-still-want-to-tax-the-rich/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unlike the deal cut in 2005, state workers who did not work during the Shutdown 2011 will NOT  recieve back pay though they were eligible for unemployment pay (and benefits, of course, like health insurance). It is unclear what would have happened if the Shutdown had continued into the fall. We were told ]]></description>
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		<title>Special Session Adjourned: Shutdown Ends</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/07/20/special-session-adjourned-shutdown-ends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Minnesota House and Senate passed legislation last night ending the historic shutdown of "non-critical" services. The GOP joint press release  includes a summary of the bills ]]></description>
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		<title>Bonding Bill Posted</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/07/19/bonding-bill-posted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Dayton insisted on $500 million in bonding to end the Shutdown (borrowing with, we are told, about 10% in debt service). Here is the summary of the bonding bill. ]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen Moore from the Wall Street Journal on Shutdown</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/07/19/stephen-moore-from-the-wall-street-journal-on-shutdown/</link>
		<comments>http://mnfmi.org/2011/07/19/stephen-moore-from-the-wall-street-journal-on-shutdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen Moore thinks that the Republicans in Congress could learn a lesson from the GOP leadership here in Minnesota. Here is his conclusion:

Republicans did agree to new revenues through bonding tobacco settlement money and shifting ]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Special Session Bills: Update</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/07/19/2011-special-session-bills/</link>
		<comments>http://mnfmi.org/2011/07/19/2011-special-session-bills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The House and Senate have posted and voted on Special Session 2011 bills.]]></description>
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		<title>David Strom in WSJ: Minnesotans Shrug Off the Shutdown</title>
		<link>http://mnfmi.org/2011/07/16/david-strom-in-wsj-minnesotans-shrug-off-the-shutdown/</link>
		<comments>http://mnfmi.org/2011/07/16/david-strom-in-wsj-minnesotans-shrug-off-the-shutdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Crockett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great News: David Strom is back as a policy fellow with the Minnesota Free Market Institute. Here is some vintage David Strom humour and wisdom on the reaction of most Minnesotans to the Shutdown (the Wall Street Journal has set up a pay wall; out of respect for the WSJ's right to charge for excellent content while being frugal non-profit, we will work on a link to the entire article): Minnesotans Shrug Off the Shutdown: The unavailability of beer, cigarettes and fishing licenses seemed to annoy them the most. 


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