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Goeglein—busy courting the conservative votes that are a “top political priority” for President Bush—is being paid with taxpayers?? money. In fact, taxpayer dollars are also funding parallel White House ambassadors to big business, Jewish groups, high-tech companies and others. And while the president’s press secretaries will claim that this sort of outreach strengthens public policy, the line between their government responsibilities and the goals of the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign is obviously blurred...
...ruling in which the Court upheld vouchers for parochial schools in Cleveland and a 2004 ruling that forced Washington state to fund theology majors at religious colleges. The combination of the two rulings makes the case’s outcome inevitable: the Cleveland voucher program affirms that taxpayers?? money can pay for religiously-affiliated schools and the Washington decision supports public funding for explicitly religious courses of study. Even if the religious doctrines espoused by parochial schools rub off on the children who use the expanded voucher program, proponents argue that the Supreme Court hasn?...
This new year marks a large step backward in Boston’s transportation policy. As Big Dig construction winds down and Boston drivers fully enjoy a snazzy new highway system on their fellow taxpayers?? dime, less fortunate mass commuters must now pay 25 percent more for every ride they take out of their own pockets. The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has invoked a variety of excuses for the fare increase, but those who ride the T to work every day know that the idea is an ironic—if not sinister—redistribution...
Religious groups do a great deal of good for millions of people across the country every day. But when a group is granted taxpayers?? dollars, that money comes with the condition that the group use it in a way that follows the laws passed by the government. Regardless of the views of private organizations, the law has condemned discriminatory hiring, and that decision must be respected by all groups seeking public support...
...course, like the idea when phrased that way. After all, who would support the idea of taxpayers?? hard-earned money going to candidates who have made no special effort to reform their campaigns? It is no surprise, then, that Question 3’s “no” option won with 74 percent of the vote. But the sins of omission in Question 3’s wording, though less than thrilling to fans of open legislation, are not in themselves unacceptable or undemocratic; voters, one would hope, are intelligent and aware enough to vote...