An Open Letter to the President
These folks raise some useful points. The problem is not only with Bush. Interestingly, last week, Russ Feingold voted FOR one of the biggest tax giveaways…. (Kohl voted present).
The tax system is a complete mess and ripe for reform. Thinking of a solution, go read Mitch Kapor’s recent piece on our current political situation.
Daily Archives: October 18, 2004
Daily Show’s Jon Stewart rips CNN’s Crossfire on the MSM’s political coverage (mp3)
Useful 5MB mp3, thanks to Russell Beattie. Transcript Jeff Jarvis says this is the “single best piece of media criticism I have seen in years“.
Windows Spyware: Every 5th Dell Call is Spyware Related
Time to moveon from Windows. Financial Express:
Spyware, code that allows outsiders to monitor computer activity, now affects about 90 percent of computers, he said.
?It?s not just an annoyance,? George said. ?Increasingly, it?s becoming more and more pernicious. It can degrade a system?s performance to the point of being unusable, it can block access to the Internet, it can prevent you from accessing e-mail (and) it can redirect your browser to some other home page.?
Fred Mohs on Property Tax Exemptions
The local papers have been full of troubling news about the budgets for the city, county and public schools. The sheriff needs more deputies, drug and alcohol treatment centers are left unfunded, park and sanitation workers are cut, West High School does not have money to put on its fall play, fourth grade strings are in jeopardy and fees for doing everything are up across the board.
At the same time, a growing number of Madisonians have managed to live in properties that are tax exempt. A report produced by the Madison Assessor’s Office indicates that the self-reported value of retirement home parcels is $25.1 million and that other tax exempt housing has a value of $64.3 million, for a total self-reported value of $89.4 million.