Have a Holly Jolly Cost Estimate
Posted by Jim Harper
Like Santa delivering presents to all the good little boys and girls, we have added cost estimates to some recent new laws.
Public Law 110-449, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, costs the average U.S. family about $58. You can see some people discussing how to collect their benefits on the page [...]
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Dreams of a Well-Lit Christmas
Posted by Jim Harper
Every family should have a Christmas light display like the one depicted in this YouTube video. And H.R. 4502 means to help you do that. The bill would temporarily suspended the duty on certain Christmas tree lamps.
According to this report from the United States International Trade Commission, there are about $557,000-worth of incandescent Christmas [...]
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Happy Native American Heritage Day!
Posted by Jim Harper
. . . or so some would have it.
S. 1852 is entitled the Native American Heritage Day Act of 2007. It would designate the Friday after Thanksgiving of each year as “Native American Heritage Day” in honor of the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the United States.
Were it to pass, Native Americans [...]
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