About Carla Howell
Proposals, Essays, and Articles by Carla Howell
Mitt Romney: Champion of Big Government
Please forward this essay to any Tea Partier, fiscal conservative, or libertarian who is even considering voting for Big Government Mitt Romney for President.
Are you ready to scream Foul! over the inequity between government and private sector retirement funding?
Here’s a typical news headline we see whenever a government-employee pension fund drops:
“State pension fund lost 2.8% in May”
Why don’t we see news headlines like this instead:
“Social Security pension fund lost 100% in 2011″
Radio stations that have aired How Could I Live Without Filing Taxes?
WZLX 100.7 FM Boston
WTKK 96.9 FM Boston
WBZ 1030 AM Boston
WAAF 107.3 FM Boston
WXRV 92.5 FM Boston
WJLT 105.3 FM Evansville, IN
KSFO 560 AM San Francisco
WSCA 106.1 FM Portsmouth, NH
WORC 1310 AM Worcester, MA
WBIX 1060 AM Boston
WJGR 1320 AM Jacksonville, FL
WCCM 800 AM Methuen, MA
KNAK 540 AM Delta, UT
KOHI 1600 AM St. Helens, OR
WSRO 650 AM Framingham,MA
KXKS 1190 AM Albuquerque,NM
WARL 1320 AM Providence, RI
WASG 550 AM Pensacola, FL
WHBS 1400 AM Moultrie, GA
WIJD 1270 AM Mobile, AL
WITA 1490 AM Knoxville, TN
WKHB 620 AM Pittsburgh, PA
WLBE 790 AM Leesburg, FL
WLMR 1450 AM Chattanooga,TN
WSGF 1340 …
Congress should tell Special Interests: You get just one lollipop
Mind boggling describes the findings of a new report from the Government Accounting Office which uncovers massive redundancy in federal agencies and programs.
Fifteen different agencies oversee food-safety laws. More than 20 programs “help” the homeless. Eighty programs are for “economic development.”
High salaries are a diversion from the real issue: Get the state OUT of property management
Recent Boston Globe articles and columns talk about the absurdly high salaries of the heads of some Massachusetts state bureaucracies such as Jim Rooney who oversees the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority.
But they’re asking the WRONG questions.
Mitt Romney: Champion of Big Government
Is Mitt Romney the “economic conservative” he claims to be? Especially when it comes to tax and spend policies? Let’s compare his words with his deeds.
House Republicans Now Have Full Authority & Power to VETO All Federal Over-Spending
Third Open Letter to the 242 Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives
Honorable Republican Representatives,
With your new 242-member majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, you now have the full authority and power to Veto all Federal over-spending and to quickly balance the federal budget.
$3.8 Trillion Obama budget way too high? Republican budget: $3.7 Trillion
Second Open Letter to the 242 Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives:
Honorable Republican Representatives,
Last year, you campaigned against President Obama’s reckless, irresponsible, ‘socialist’ budget of $3.8 Trillion. You promised voters to roll back federal spending. We elected you to do just that.
What are you giving us? A federal budget of $3.7 TRILLION.
No Federal Bailouts for State Governments or Local Governments
An Open Letter to the 242 Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives
Honorable Republican Representatives,
On behalf of roughly 45 million Americans who voted for you in the November 2nd Elections,
On behalf of the more than 10 million Tea Party Supporters and Sympathizers among them…whose votes gave you victory,
We request that all 242 Republican Members of the U.S. House of Representatives pledge to actively OPPOSE and VOTE AGAINST all federal government bailouts for state governments or local governments.
Replace the TSA with effective, zero-cost airline security
Eliminate the wasteful, intrusive, and ineffective TSA and replace it with a much more effective means of providing airport security by giving the airlines the freedom they need to protect their customers.
Lyric: How Could I Live Without Filing Taxes
I love doing my taxes
when each spring time comes, don’t you?
Instead of garden walks and ball games,
I get to work my weekends too.
How could I live without filing taxes?
What would I do with my free time?
Where would I go on a beautiful Sunday?
Good thing there’s someone to make up my mind.
Subtract line 6 from line 5, and if that’s more than zero.
Then enter the amount from Schedule A line 21.
Multiply line 7 by .03 and if that is smaller than .8 of line 4.
Then deduct that from your deduction – …
Priority #1: Set a small government agenda
To make government small, we must advance a small government agenda — and put Big Government on the defensive.
Why We Need More UNinsured Americans
Socialized medicine’s true believers — who dominate the ranks of mainstream news reporters and politicians — try to bludgeon us into believing that the lack of medical insurance is a crisis, a disaster, and a never-ending emergency. But “uninsured” Americans have plenty of access to urgent care when they need it. Moreover, they save themselves a boatload of money by steering clear of one of America’s biggest money pits: health insurance.
Conclusion: Warning to Tea Party Activists Even Tempted to Vote for Big Government U.S. Senate Candidate Scott Brown
“A Vote for Ross Perot for President is a Vote for Bill Clinton,” said the 1992 Republican whisper campaign and robo-phone calls (launched by Bush (Sr.) Presidential Campaign operatives in 1992.)
“A vote for Ron Paul for President is a vote for Barack Obama,” said the 2008 Republican emails and robo-calls (against Ron Paul’s 2008 Republican Presidential Primary Campaign.)
“A vote for Joe Kennedy for U.S. Senate is a vote for Democrat Martha Coakley,” say the 2010 Republican emails and robo-calls (against Independent Tea Party Candidate Joe Kennedy’s Campaign for the vacant …
Part II Warning to Tea Party Activists: Republicans Concede We’re Right
Part 2 Warning to Tea Party Activists: Massachusetts Republicans Concede that Scott Brown Repeatedly Voted for NEW Big Government Programs, INCREASED SPENDING FOR Big Government Programs, and FOR Higher and Higher yearly Massachusetts state Government Spending during his 11 years in the legislature.
WARNING to Tea Party Activists and Supporters, Town Hall Meeting Protesters, and Tax Cutters living in Massachusetts who are even considering voting for Scott Brown for US Senate January 19th
Career politician Scott Brown is an 11-year Big Government Republican state legislator who regularly and repeatedly voted FOR bigger state government budgets, voted FOR expanded and new Big Government programs, voted FOR tax increases, and voted AGAINST tax cuts.
Before you freak out, we do NOT want you to stay home – or vote for Martha Coakley. You have a far better choice – a choice that gives your vote 100 times its normal impact. What’s more, if you choose this option, you will dramatically strengthen the Tea Party Movement – and radically increase the number of TRUE tax cut and spending cut candidates on the ballot this November.
Agencies of the Federal Government
Many of the 456 federal agencies reported to exist by the federal government consist of hierarchies of agencies within themselves. Bureaucracies within bureaucracies.
Massachusetts State Government Agencies
A comprehensive list of Massachusetts State Government Agencies.
New Hampshire State Government Agencies
A comprehensive list of New Hampshire State Government Agencies.
What Big Government Costs You
You pay a huge price for Big Government. So does everyone you know and love…It doesn’t have to be this way.
Big Government is Even Bigger Than You Think
Big Government in America is so huge it boggles the mind and numbs the senses. But exactly how big is Big Government?
Signers of the Small Government PledgeSM
The Individuals who Sign the Small Government Pledge are setting in motion events to make government small.
An Open Letter to the Massachusetts State Legislature From Carla Howell and Michael Cloud, Sponsors of the 2008 Massachusetts End the Income Tax Ballot Initiative
Basic Economics teaches: “If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less, tax it.” ENDing the sales tax now could guarantee that Massachusetts will break out of the Recession first and get a head start toward America’s next economic boom.
Will You Sign the New Declaration of Independence?
The Small Government PledgeSM: I vote small government. Every issue. Every time. No exceptions. No excuses.
The BIGGIB Glossary: Ways Big Government Advocates Try to Con Voters
Seemingly benign statements contain various types of bias — whether deliberately or unconsciously — that advocate Big Government policies and proposals. We call them BIGGIBS (BIG Government Instances of Bias).
Why Small Government
Small government is a night watchman. A skeleton crew. A tiny institution restricted to defending our lives, liberty, and property.
Why We Need Small Government Proposals
You can’t make government small – without proposals to shrink Big Government.
Everything You Need To Know About Big Government, But Were Afraid To Ask
Big Government taxes, regulations, red tape, mandates, and takings cost Americans many TRILLIONS of dollars — every year! And that’s just the monetary costs of government…
Tax Limitation: A First Step, Not the Last One
Proposition 13 rolled back property taxes and put a lid on Big Government growth in California. In 1980, Proposition 2½ limited property tax increases to 2 ½ % each year in Massachusetts. In 1992, TABOR both limited state expenditure growth and mandated refunds to taxpayers of all surplus revenues in Colorado.
10 Critical Ingredients To Ignite Small Government Campaigns
Poll after poll shows that most Americans think government is too big. They want to shrink the size of government. In order to advance small government, we must run and support campaigns — candidates for office and ballot initiatives — that feature bold, small government proposals.
Small Government Pledgesm for Candidates
I believe that government is too big – that government spending, borrowing, debt, and taxes are too high.
As a candidate for public office:
I promise to campaign for specific proposals to roll back and reduce total government spending, debt, liabilities, borrowing, and taxes – and to immediately give back 100% of these savings to the taxpayers.
I promise to campaign to actively seek out and root out government waste, overspending, and non-essential spending.
I promise to campaign to shrink or eliminate Big Government programs that do not work or that make things …