About Carla Howell
Proposals, Essays, and Articles by Carla Howell
How Could I Live Without Filing Taxes
Carla Howell offers a suspiciously upbeat way to think about taxes with her song: How Could I Live Without Filing Taxes? – for you to listen to and use free of charge.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …