The Tone and Tactics of Change in Politics

The disappointing tone of this election year makes the job of voters much more difficult in making decisions on candidates.

This week nominees, and in some cases elected office holders, were selected in Tuesday’s Primary Election.

There were a lot of candidates and many decisions for us to make. We tried to do our part in bringing you the candidates that would make the time to come in on the show and share their visions for how your government should operate. As voters we have made that call and will now turn our attention to the General Election on November 4th. Given how some of this went, I am almost surprised that the electorate was able to make the call. And maybe we didn’t do that so well. As I write this, I have no idea.
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You Have The Power

Your votes this year will have a massive impact on the direction our community takes going forward.

I have been telling you how much of an impact you are going to be able to have in the upcoming election. It is becoming more apparent all the time. There is a real opportunity to make positive change in our government at all levels. Read more

A Philosophic Defense of the FairTax

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This is the first article in a three part series…

Of all the injustices Americans face today, the progressive income tax is perhaps the worst. Fortunately, there is a movement and legislation afoot aimed at obliterating the progressive income tax. It is called the FairTax.

The FairTax is a “revenue neutral” national retail sales tax designed to replace all federal and payroll based taxes. In other words, it will eliminate the IRS. Let me say that again: it will eliminate the IRS.

There are now two books available detailing the FairTax plan and how it would work, and as those books are so well written, I’m not going to go into the concretes and particulars here. I want to present a more abstract moral defense of the FairTax. Read more

City of Cocoa Plunders County Taxpayers Through Redevelopment District

By Scott Ellis

The move by the City of Cocoa Redevelopment District to buy property from the City of Cocoa through inflated prices without appraisals highlights the shenanigans of Community Redevelopment Areas (CRAs) and why they should be ABOLISHED. Read more