Rule
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Mar 16, 2012
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/asset-building-individual-development-accounts/
From the Homestead Act to the GI Bill to home mortgage deductions, Americans have recognized that it is good public policy to help people build assets. Like the distribution of assets in the U.S., however, the distribution of incentives is skewed. Ninety percent of the benefits of the two largest asset-building programs in the country… Continue reading
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Jul 27, 2010
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/acorn-deserves-apology-too/
Shirley Sherrod has her job back and a presidential apology. ACORN is still waiting. The cases are remarkably similar. Both Sherrod and ACORN were demonized by highly edited videos appearing on right-wing websites and widely publicized by Fox News and conservative radio hosts. In both cases the mainstream media and the federal government rushed to… Continue reading
Rule
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Nov 21, 2008
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/asset-building-individual-development-accounts/2074-2/
Connecticut’s legislature authorized an IDA program in June 2000, through Public Act 00-192. The state Department of Labor manages a reserve fund of both state funds and private sector contributions, and certifies publicly and privately financed programs. Corporations that contribute to the state fund receive tax credits from the state. Donations to IDAs operated by non-profits are tax deductible. Community organizations administer the programs. Financial institutions provide accounts with no minimum balance or monthly fees, at least a market rate of interest, and assistance with the financial education aspects of the programs. Continue reading
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Feb 17, 2004
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/gimme-shelter/
Gimme Shelter by David Morris Originally published in The Minneapolis Observer, February 17, 2004 Politics involves making choices. This legislative session we’re making choices about how to spend some three quarters of a billion dollars. The menu is largely restricted to constructing shelters(buildings) of one sort or another. It gladdens me to see how much… Continue reading
Article
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Jul 5, 1997
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/the-republican-budget-plan-he-who-has-gets/
The Republican Budget Plan: He Who Has, Gets by David Morris July 5, 1997 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press I don’t want to accuse the Republicans of engaging in class warfare. Really. But when I look at their tax and spending policies I am hard pressed to figure out what else to call… Continue reading
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Mar 13, 1997
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/the-budget-surpluses-challenge-us-to-manage-our-own-affairs/
The Budget Surpluses Challenge Us To Manage Our Own Affairs by David Morris March 13, 1997 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press How glorious to be a state legislator these days. Budget surpluses in 48 of 50 states. Eight states with surpluses that exceed l0 percent of their budgets. A strong economy that continues… Continue reading
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David Morris
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Mar 5, 1997
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/effect-minnesota-ecological-tax-shift-low-income-households/
This March 1997 report by John Bailey and David Morris examines how the proposed $1.5 billion tax shift in Minnesota would impact low income households and offers ways to mitigate the net effect of the tax shift on these households. The Energy Efficiency and Pollution Reduction Act (EEPRA) is a revenue neutral measure proposed in Minnesota to increase energy taxes by $1.5 billion and to reduce existing taxes on labor or income by an equal amount.
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Article
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Nov 8, 1995
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/from-roosevelt-to-gingrich-a-revolution-in-compassion/
From Roosevelt to Gingrich: A Revolution in Compassion by David Morris November 8, 1995 At the 1932 Democratic Convention, the newly nominated Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared, “The first obligation of government is the protection of the welfare and well-being…of its citizens.” That new idea spawned the New Deal. In January, Republicans vowed to overturn the… Continue reading
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Oct 24, 1995
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/congress-the-elderly-and-the-future-of-health-care/
Congress, the Elderly and the Future of Health Care by David Morris October 24, 1995 They almost got away with it. Last year’s defeat of the Democratic health care plan taught the Republicans the risks of allowing the public time to digest and debate government proposals. This year the GOP decided to avoid this messy… Continue reading
