Barney Frank to Retire

Last night the news services were all a-flutter over the announcement that Representative Barney Frank would be retiring after this term in office.  The man is getting old, can hardly blame him for wanting to slow down.  Age, coupled with his state's redistricting plan promised a campaign that would be difficult and likely end in failure.
Whatever the reason, I am glad the sumbitch is throwing in the towel.
DGJ offers this picture taken at the counter of a local business.
The unintended consequences of politicians best plans, are often made clear by the simplest of messages.

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Want to Race?

DGJ was kind enough to share this picture with me. During his lunch break, was in the drive through lane behind a really fat man with a sense of humor.

First picture,

zoom on the bumper sticker.

Sorry officer, I thought you wanted to race.
That is a big man.

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Ode To The Welfare State

Start reading at the Democratic Dialog....

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Little Tyrone?

Apparently the author of Little Johnny jokes is branching out.

Wrong on a couple of levels.

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Poetic Justice

This is a link worth visiting.
That is, if you like a fitting application of revenge.

http://early-onset-of-night.tumblr.com/post/13348728615/tattoo-artist-ryan-fitzgerald-from-dayton-oh-was

Cattle Guards

Sent to my by a coworker that has better feel for sarcasm than most...
But not me.
Thank you Robert G.

For those of you who have never traveled to the west, or southwest, cattle guards are horizontal steel rails placed at fence openings, in dug-out places in the roads adjacent to highways (sometimes across highways), to prevent cattle from crossing over that area. For some reason the cattle will not step on the 'guards', probably because they fear getting their feet caught between the rails. (People in the south also know what cattle guards are.)

A few months ago, President Obama received and was reading a report that there were over 100,000 cattle guards in Colorado . The Colorado ranchers had protested his proposed changes in grazing policies, so he ordered the Secretary of the Interior to fire half of the cattle guards immediately!

Before the Secretary of the Interior could respond and presumably try to straighten President Obama out on the matter, Vice-President Joe Biden intervened with a request that...before any cattle guards were fired, they be given six months of retraining to become Arizona border guards. "Times are hard", said Joe Biden, "it's only fair to the cattle guards and their families!"

And these two guys are running our country.

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Tension Control

There are times that I wish there was a model that worked on humans.
Like last week.

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You and a Guest

Trust on Issues

Results seem plausible, though in some cases the gaps are smaller than I would have expected.
This past weekend I had shared Thanksgiving dinner with a lady, a self described "die hard liberal" proclaimed that conservatives and Republicans all have a fear based belief system. No doubt there is fear of what can happen of liberal policies are allowed to flourish, but I must say mam, that the set beliefs is primarily a reaction to practices that WE SEE are wasteful and ineffective. It is not fear, it is experience, and disgust with it.

Trust on Issues - Rasmussen Reports™

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Extreme poverty in U.S. is not so bad

Don Surber of this West Virginia publication writes articles that speak to me. If you read the comments, it is pretty clear that he has some more liberal followers that are not in agreement with the viewpoints offered.

Extreme poverty in U.S. is not so bad - Don Surber - Charleston Daily Mail - West Virginia News and Sports -

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MegaVote: GA 13th, 11/14/2011

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Congress.org (congress.org) presents: M E G A V O T E  November 14, 2011

In this MegaVote for Georgia's 13th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes -
* Senate: Motion to Proceed; Net Neutrality disapproval  Censureship revisited
* Senate: Motion to Proceed; Cross-border air pollution rule disapproval Sucking up to greens
* Senate: Government Contractor Withholding Repeal Act  Stroke the lobbyists, then wash your hands.

Upcoming Congressional Bills -
* Senate: Energy-Water, Financial Services, State-Foreign Operations appropriations  Spend, spend , spend.
* House: Government Contractor Withholding Repeal Act  Stroke the lobbyists.
* House: Coast Guard authorization  No question.
* House: Balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution  Don't waste your time on it.
* House: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011  Do it, do it.

Recent Senate Votes:
Motion to Proceed; Net Neutrality disapproval
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=200&chamber=S&congress=1121
Vote Rejected (46-52, 2 Not Voting)
The Senate rejected a move to prohibit the Federal Communications Commissions "net neutrality" rule from taking effect on November 20.  The rule will prohibit broadband service providers from blocking content or applications.  A faux vote on a rule that never should have been installed.  LIberal media does not have the following of conservative based media therefore Democrats try to install rules to thwart the strength of their opponents.  Probably a big to do about nothing, anything politicains create can be reversed and in reality they cannot hinder speech given in a truly free manner. 

Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted YES
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Motion to Proceed; Cross-border air pollution rule disapproval
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=201&chamber=S&congress=1121
Vote Rejected (41-56, 3 Not Voting)
The Senate rejected this move to nullify an Environmental Protection Agency rule on cross-state air pollution targeting emissions from power plants.  perhaps we should start calling the Democratic Part the part of regulation, endlessly piling on rules that limit business's ability to succeed, all the while claiming that they are not.  A recent study showed that new regulations installed since 2008 have added 40 billion dollars of cost to the US economy.  More sand into the gearworks, when the gears fail there will be little accountability.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted YES

Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES

Government Contractor Withholding Repeal Act
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=204&chamber=S&congress=1121
Vote Passed (95-0, 1 Present, 4 Not Voting)
The Senate voted to repeal a requirement that government agencies withhold 3 percent of payments to government contractors.  The chamber amended the bill to give tax credits to companies that hire unemployed veterans.  The House is expected to take up the amended bill after the Veterans Day recess.  A unanimous vote, surely endorsed by every lobbyist on the east coast.  When you see the lack of success in special projects by government, it is obvious that government is paying their bill too early.  Too many advance billings on undelivered products.  Politicians suck.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted YESSen. Johnny Isakson voted YES

Upcoming Votes:
Energy-Water, Financial Services, State-Foreign Operations appropriations - H.R.2354
The Senate is scheduled to work on this bill combining the 2012 Energy-Water, Financial Services, and State-Foreign Operations appropriations bills.

Government Contractor Withholding Repeal Act - H.R.674
The House is scheduled to take up the amended version of the bill to repeal a 3 percent withholding requirement on government contractor payments.  The Senate amended the bill to include tax credits for companies hiring unemployed veterans.

Coast Guard authorization - H.R.2838
The House is also scheduled to work on this three-year Coast Guard authorization bill.

Balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution - H.J.Res.2
The House may also take up this balanced-budget constitutional amendment.

The house can pass something like this, but why the hell spend any time on it. Everybody, and I mean everybody, knows that the Senate won't approve it and the President will veto it.  Besides, having a balanced budget only means they will have to 1) raise taxes, 2) increase the money supply and 3) endorse more illegal immigration so the economy continues to grow in a manner that permits expenditure growth.

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 - H.R.822
This House bill would allow citizens with permits to carry concealed firearms in their home states to carry the firearm in other states. I am all for it, and think that with Reid being a gun supporter might even suggest passage in the Senate.  This stuff scares the crap out of liberals, therefore the Democrats would insist on loophole ammendments that would permit local and state governments the right to opt out.

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How Deer Think

 
                            Ted Nugent

Forwarded by a friend, Ted is sort of like the Charles Barkley of rock and roll, way past his prime and unafraid to speak his mind.

Ted Nugent, rock star and avid bow hunter from Michigan , was being interviewed by a liberal journalist, an animal rights activist.  The discussion came around to deer hunting.

The journalist asked, 'What do you think is the last thought in the head of a deer before you shoot him? Is it, 'Are you my friend?' or is it 'Are you the one who killed my brother?

Nugent replied, 'Deer aren't capable of that kind of thinking. All they care about is, what am I going to eat next, who am I going to screw next, and can I run fast enough to get away. They are very much like the Democrats in Congress.'

The interview ended. 

Where Was I In 1992

Apparently in limbo, or something like that.
Twice to today, I have heard references to a song called "Baby Got Back".
First a local radio station spoke of am ap to be released on iTunes, then on Sirius Radio they played the song.
The song is written and performed by a gentleman named Anthony Ray, also known as Sir Mix-a-Lot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Mix-a-Lot
This is fairly nasty stuff, the first verse includes "I like big butts and I cannot lie...", but nothing worse than anything David Alan Coe ever did.
Enjoy...



Hopefully I did hear this 19 years ago and selectively repressed.
http://www.sirmixalot.com/

Welcome to the Dark Side

My brother, who last I remember based his political decisions on what Howard Stern had to say, sent me a link to this nine minute Newt clip. It sees that my brother is now beginning tot see the light. As always Newt speaks on government with confidence of a historian, which he is. As he was my representative to Congress I was sorry to see him retire, but now am glad to see him re-engaged. As for my brother, let us hope he does not revert to following the advice of a man whose main media skill is to titilate.

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I Await Ur Response

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Original Message From: Mrs. Judith Williams [mailto:fmds@gmail.com]
Hello,
I apologize if the contents in this mail are contrary to your moral ethics which I feel may be of great disturbance to your personal life, but I feel quite safe dealing with you. Ok I'll bite, who am I, in the subject line I am Ur?. Though this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it remains the fastest, surest and most secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is purely private not anymore, and I am not sure before , and it should be treated as such. I am contacting you based on trust and confidentiality I have reposed higher confidence in your ability to handle this matter perfectly for my sake.
I am serious minded person. I am the above named person from Liberia. I am isn't that WAS? married to Mr. Greg Williams who worked with embassy here in Malaysia for nine years before he died in the year 2004. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again Christian because we see a growth market in people looking to have their money stolen.
I married him because is a Christian why his people are Muslim. This does not make very much sense, frankly in Africa I would marry first on the results of an AIDS test. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child look forward to the stroke thing outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $9.Million (Nine Million U.S. Dollars) in a financial Vault. Presently, this money is still in a financial Vault. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next two months yet you are considering having children? due to cancer problem the one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to keep this fund in the vault I want an organization or an individual that will use this fund for orphanages, widows, Propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that grieves. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money I will introduce you to my family lawyer that will prepare an authorization letter of claiming the funds without any A this is where it ends, some type of word that begins with an "A", perhaps, heck, while I am typing I cannot think of word that fits.
Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must Serve him in spirit and truth But first let's see if I can steal some of your money after I get your bank account numbers under the pretense of making a deposit to my account. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose that may also known as a financial but reaming, yes rush me to the front of the line. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein hoping to receive your reply and remain blessed in the Lord. Please send me your complete information, to enable me send over to my family attorney. You are not going to pay my family lawyer because I have already taken care of him concerning this project did you steal from him also? .
(1). Full names:
(2). contact address:
(3). Phone:
(4). Cell phone:
(5). Age:
(6). Occupation

Yours faithfully faithfully dedicated to the theft of possessions I have not earned,
Mrs. Judith Williams.
CONTACT ME VIA EMAIL : judithwilliams31@ovi.com go ahead and stroke out lady, and by the way what women that is stoke danger considering to have children?

60% Favor Considering Spending Cuts in Every Government Program

Count me in.  I would start with a global freeze on all escalating factors. Then have the gang of twelve partisians agree to percentage cut that universally forces all departments to cut expeditures the same amount. Take the politcis out of it, don't exclude any areas of expediture.
Heck, I would be happy if they would freeze spending at 2008 levels.

60% Favor Considering Spending Cuts in Every Government Program - Rasmussen Reports™

It will never be considered.

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MegaVote: GA 13th, 11/7/2011

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Congress.org (congress.org) presents:   M E G A V O T E November 7, 2011

In this MegaVote for Georgia's 13th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes -
* Senate: Fiscal 2012 Agriculture Appropriations
* Senate: Motion to Proceed; Rebuild America Jobs Act
* Senate: Motion to Proceed; Long-Term Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011

Upcoming Congressional Bills -
* Senate: Government Contractor Withholding Repeal Act
* Senate: Fiscal 2012 Appropriations
* Senate: Net neutrality disapproval

Editor's Note:  The House is not in session this week.   Good, that should give the gang of 12 more time to come to the same conclusion that the rest of the country made when they were formed, that they incapable of reaching an intelligent plan to reduce deficit spending by an ineffective amount over 10 freaking years.

Recent Senate Votes:

Fiscal 2012 Agriculture Appropriations
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=194&chamber=S&congress=1121

Vote Passed (69-30, 1 Not Voting)
The Senate passed this minibus bill making appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development.  The bill provides the five departments with $128 billion in discretionary funds for the 2012 fiscal year, which began on October 1, 2011.  House and Senate conferees have begun meeting to work out a compromise bill.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted   NO
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted   NO
Both trying to show a stand for Georgia farmers.
Motion to Proceed; Rebuild America Jobs Act
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=195&chamber=S&congress=1121

Vote Rejected (51-49) 

The Senate fell short of the 60 vote threshold needed to move forward on this part of the presidents jobs bill that would have provided $60 billion for transportation projects and created a national infrastructure bank.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted NO
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted NO
Party line vote, what should be embarassing is that the Democrat Senators voted to close discussion on what EVERYBODY knows is a worthless bullshit candidacy play by the President.

Motion to Proceed; Long-Term Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011
http://capwiz.com/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=196&chamber=S&congress=1121

Vote Rejected (47-53)
The Senate also fell short of the 60 votes needed to move forward on the Republican alternative that would have reauthorized highway programs for two years and overhauled certain regulations.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted YES
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YESBasically a subset of the previous, one that all agree on value of but killed by folks that are saddled with passing the bigger load of crap.

Upcoming Votes:
Government Contractor Withholding Repeal Act - H.R.674
The Senate is scheduled to take up this House bill to repeal a 3 percent withholding requirement on government contractor payments.

Fiscal 2012 Appropriations - H.R.2354
The Senate is also scheduled to begin work on this bill combining the 2012 Energy-Water, Financial Services, and State-Foreign Operations appropriations bills.

Net neutrality disapproval - S.J.Res.6
This Senate resolution would disapprove of the Federal Communications Commissions "net neutrality" regulations adopted in December 2010.

Smells like an attempt to back up liberal censureship.

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Biography Release.

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-----Original Message-----
From: The Reading Site [mailto:contact@thereadingsite.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 9:34 AM
Dear Sir,
It has been one month since the world was shocked by the sudden death of Apple founder and technology pioneer Steve Jobs. Only a month but we already are trying to captalize on the memory of his death.

To mark this occasion a death is not an occassion and in conjunction with the release of his official biography, the team here at The Reading Site have decided to offer something to his customers and the people at #################.
This week only, we are offering lifetime membership to The Reading Site to iPad, iPhone and other smartphone owners for 50% off. A death, a book, and a deal.

This membership will enable you to download unlimited FREE eBooks, comic books, newspapers and magazines to all your portable devices. I will not own an iPad, have already bought a Samsung Galaxy, like it very much.

Some popular titles you can get from The Reading Site for FREE include:
- STEVE JOBS (THE BIOGRAPHY), by Walter Isaacson *JUST RELEASED*
- THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett
- THE LITIGATORS, by John Grisham
- THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins
- A GAME OF THRONES, by George R.R. Martin
- THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
- DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, by Jeff Kinney
- THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer
Just visit http://www.thereadingsite.com/ to start downloading and use the promo code "RIPSTEVE" at the sign up page.
Steve was a great man, a visionary, and a revolutionary, and had a passion for both technology and reading. Steve was good at the creation of hardware meant for simpletons, a huge market.

He will be missed. My employer just switched to iPhones, the batteries stink, I'll think of you every time it goes dead.

Rest in peace, Steve. You do deserve that Mr Jobs.

Sincerely,
The Team at The Reading Site
http://www.thereadingsite.com/
PS- Feel free to email any tribute messages about Steve to us, and we will publish them in our member's only area. Right now the OWS folks do not have Wi-Fi access.
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One Ball No Problem

When the bride teaching high schoollooking over her grading papers, could not help but wonder where these nasty girls were when I was young.

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Let's Do The Time Warp Again

It's just a trunk to left.

Shamelessly stolen from the 99%, somewhere out there on the internet.

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The 99%

That is really about 35%, people who like to write gibberish, not unlike me.

In the end these mini-authors are simply parroting each others actions.

If the 99% were as unified as they claim, wouldn't it be necessary for one person to write the message.  Hell if they are all on the same page why do they even have to write anything. 

They are a much smaller group than they claim, and as individuals seeking to be unique by copying other's ideas. 

This fella has it right, concise sarcasm goes a long way.

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My Payment Information

In a way, it would not surprise me that much if the International Monetary Fund had some money set aside for me.  There is no imaginable reason, therefore it must be possible.  Thinking that maybe I should be charitable and donate my bonanza to those dumb bastards in Greece.

From: James Williams [mailto:jtemalm@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 10:32 AM
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION

Hello, I have contacted you because I've sent you the first payment of $5,000 today from your winning funds total amount of $1.5Million USD,Therefore you need to contact western union agent  Mr. Terry Mosko,for him to give you the transfer payment information and MTCN. Agent: Mr. Terry Mosko Email: western_uniontransfer227@yahoo.com.ph Phone: +229 66020124 Please try to contact him today for him to forward the payment information to you, Remember to Indicate the registration code of EB-2520 to him when e-mailing or calling him,  Also he will be sending you $5,000.00 daily as per my discussion with him. Do get in touch with me once you have Received the transfer. Sincerely, Mr. James Williams IMF Compensation officer IMF Managing Director Benin Rep. www.imf.org

Quincy

My yellow labrador, John Henry, of nearly twelve years passed three weeks ago.

He was a gorgeous dog just eat up with character.

Since CB (my bride) retired, the two had become almost inseparable.

She was devestated as was I.

So bad was the feeling that we were desperate to find another dog.

CB settled on and English Cream Golden Retreiver.

He's a good looking pup, don't you think?

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Political Correctness a Serious Problem?

You tell me.  Today's Rasmussen poll says....

79% See Political Correctness As Serious Problem in America

Political correctness is an axe that only swings to the right. There are much tougher consequences for infractions by conservatives. In part because the true believers of liberal dogma are more willing to throw around threats of boycotts and financial repercussions. Threats to shut down business run contrary to conservative belief, so they are no inclined to play the card. In recent cases of consequence, such as with Don Imus and Hank Williams Jr., the media concerns, which are sympathetic to liberal positions, took the threats seriously. They fear the impact, maybe they are accurate, but I doubt it.

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MegaVote: GA 13th, 10/31/2011

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Congress.org (congress.org) presents:  M E G A V O T E  October 31, 2011

In this MegaVote for Georgia's 13th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes -
* House: Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act
* House: Modify Income Calculation for Eligibility for Certain Health Programs
* House: Government Contractor Withholding Repeal Act

Upcoming Congressional Bills -
* Senate: FY2012 Appropriations
* House: Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act

Recent House Votes:

Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act, Vote Passed (235-186, 12 Not Voting)
The House passed this bill to transfer a parcel of federal land near Superior, AZ to Resolution Copper Mining.  The Senate is unlikely to approve the measure.
Rep. David Scott voted NO

Modify Income Calculation for Eligibility for Certain Health Programs;  Vote Passed (262-157, 14 Not Voting)
This House bill would take into account a persons Social Security benefits when determining eligibility for government health care programs.  The 2010 health care law excludes Social Security when calculating eligibility.  The bill is intended to pay for revenue lost due to H.R.674.  The White House supports this measure.
Rep. David Scott voted NO
The dichotomy inthe Democratic party is interesting here.  The White House supports the inclusion of income from Social Security while the party rank and file do not.  I take this to mean that the President is true to his desire that costs need to be held, and thathte party regulars see this as a wedge issue to be hammered upon the Republican in the next election.  My opinion is that income is income, and if there are thresholds that preclude applicants from getting additional benefits then all income should apply. 

Government Contractor Withholding Repeal Act,  Vote Passed (405-16, 12 Not Voting)
The House voted to repeal a requirement that government agencies withhold 3 percent of payments to government contractors.  The bill will be paired with H.R.2576 and sent to the Senate.  The White House has also expressed support for the withholding measure.
Rep. David Scott voted YES  Here is an Act which shows complete rejection of the President's position, a true bi-partisan vote.

Upcoming Votes:
FY2012 Appropriations - H.R.2112
The Senate is scheduled to work on this "Minibus" bill that combines the fiscal 2012 Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science (S 1572) and Transportation-HUD (S 1596) appropriations bills.   They can't help but fail at everything they touch.

Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act - H.R.2930
This House bill would allow start-ups to raise $1 million without having to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or $2 million if they provide audited financial statements.  I may follow this, my initial questions center on whether or not this applies to persons starting ventures that will not be publically held.  The government should have no business in forcing registration with the SEC for privately held companies of any size.

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