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The Official Blog of Ed Martin, candidate for Missouri's Third Congressional District

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  • Welcome to the party (economics made simple enough for a college kid) on Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized

    I do not know the origin of this story. It was emailed to me by a friend some time ago, who told me he is saving this story to tell his daughter when the time is right. For many in Washington, I believe there’s no time like the present!  A y...

  • Statement on Recovery.org Scandal on Nov 19, 2009 in Uncategorized

    I have a statement on the Recovery.org scandal over in our media section. Nov. 19, 2009 – Ed Martin Statement on Recovery.org Scandal (Acrobat)...

  • Bar Stool Economics on Nov 19, 2009 in Economy Jobs Taxes budget economics

    A reader posted this over on our Facebook page, and it was too good not to pass on! Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer, and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like...

  • Real Job Growth (step 1) on Nov 18, 2009 in Economy Jobs Small Business Taxes fiscal responsibility

    Do you have a job? Are you worried about keeping it? Your congressman certainly isn’t. So far, President Obama’s “stimulus” has done a great job of siphoning money OUT of the economy, but that’s about it. Russ Carnahan’s vote for thi...

  • Real Job Growth (step 1) on Nov 18, 2009 in Economy Jobs Small Business Taxes fiscal responsibility

    Do you have a job? Are you worried about keeping it? Your congressman certainly isn’t. So far, President Obama’s “stimulus” has done a great job of siphoning money OUT of the economy, but that’s about it. Russ Carnahan’s vote for thi...

  • What Do We Have to Show? on Nov 17, 2009 in Debt Economy Jobs Stimulus Taxes

    Russ Carnahan may be proud of his work making sure Nancy Pelois’s agenda passes with as little maintenance as possible, the results are not too much to be proud of. Even though I trust the “created or saved” numbers about as far as...

  • What Do We Have to Show? on Nov 17, 2009 in Debt Economy Jobs Stimulus Taxes

    Russ Carnahan may be proud of his work making sure Nancy Pelois’s agenda passes with as little maintenance as possible, the results are not too much to be proud of. Even though I trust the “created or saved” numbers about as far as...