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March Meeting
U.S. Senatorial Candidate Sam Rohrer...
We are pleased to have Sam Rohrer speak at our March 1st meeting. Leading the field in his run for the U.S. Senate, Sam Rohrer's conservative values put him in tune with Tea Party principles. His 18 year voting record in the Pennsylvania Legislature shows his commitment to those principles.
Mr. Rohrer will explain why he believes he is the most qualified candidate to defeat incumbent Democrat Robert P. Casey, Jr. in November. He will also take questions from the audience.
Come out and bring your friends. You won't be disappointed.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 04:19 |
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March Workshop
Ana and Anastasia Return to Conduct Workshop...
On Thursday March 15th Ana Puig and Anastasia Przybylski will return to Williamsport to conduct a workshop. They will explain how to work most effectively for the candidate of your choice in this important election year.
You will remember Ana and Anastasia from our August 2011 meeting. Ana spoke about her experience growing up in Brazil and watching the government there adopt policies that crushed their economy. Ana's family fled to America where she sees many similar policies being adopted today.
Ana and Anastasia formed the Kitchen Table Patriots group and helped organize a Tea Party group in Bucks County to do what they could to reverse these policies. Ana has appeared on several national TV programs discussing the grassroots movement.
Anastasia has appeared on Chris Matthews and other national TV programs in support of the cause of liberty and freedom.
Come out and bring all your family and friends to see and hear these dynamic and passionate speakers light up the room. It's sure to be a night to remember.
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Last Updated on Friday, 27 January 2012 16:38 |
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January 8th Board Meeting
Open Meeting in Lewisburg...
The January 8th board meeting will be held at 6pm at the Country Cupboard Restaurant in Lewisburg. Our board meetings are open to all members.
Following the board meeting there is a meeting at 7pm of the Susquehanna Valley Conservatives in the Baylor West Conference Room in the Best Western Country Cupboard Inn. The guest speaker is Sam Rohrer who is a candidate for the U.S. Senate, running against incumbent Senator Bob Casey. The meeting is open to the public.
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Last Updated on Monday, 09 January 2012 00:18 |
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January Meeting
New Facebook Page...
January's meeting focused on the new Facebook page. Members were set up with Facebook accounts and shown how to access this important communication medium.
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Last Updated on Monday, 09 January 2012 00:24 |
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Written by Alan D. Kaufman
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Education Subsidies
What's the Harm?
If you lower the cost of something, the demand for it will increase because it's a better value. Retail stores know this and they run sales to clear out old inventory. Governments use subsidies to encourage some behavior. The subsidy pays part of the cost which has the same effect as putting it on sale: demand increases. The law of supply and demand explains that the increased demand causes the price to rise. The buyer will pay more if his share of the cost is still less than its perceived value.
A subsidy can be a direct payment such as a tax credit for adding insulation to your house, or a minimum price guarantee such as farmers get to encourage them to grow sugar, or it can be a cap on education loan repayment terms. State funding for higher education along with federal grants have provided subsidies for education for decades. The result has been a continuous increase in tuition cost at more than the inflation rate throughout that period.
As states have been reducing funding in these harder economic times, students are taking on ever greater debt to finance their educations. The problem is caused by the government subsidies driving the price ever higher.
So what is the latest government solution? Another subsidy! The cost of this subsidy, like all others before it, will be borne by the taxpayers. The government gets the credit for helping solve the problem they created, and the taxpayer gets the bill.
I don't think we can afford it.
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Last Updated on Friday, 27 January 2012 16:47 |
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