Author Archives: billmanzi

New Mass Taxpayers Foundation Report

Posted on May 12, 2011 by billmanzi

The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation issued a new report today detailing a ten year health care cost comparision of actual spending on municipal health care vs costs that would have been incurred if municipalities had health care plan design authority. The … Continue reading →

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Newt Takes the Plunge

Posted on May 12, 2011 by billmanzi

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich announced his presidential candidacy yesterday and I have to admit that I am delighted. Newt has been the type of Republican that tends to roll all over the deck, eschewing discipline and firing from all angles, … Continue reading →

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Mayor Setti Warren to Visit Methuen

Posted on May 11, 2011 by billmanzi

Newly announced Senate candidate Setti Warren will be visiting Methuen on Tuesday May 17th at 8:00 a.m. at the Irish Cottage. All are welcome to attend. This is not a fundraiser but a chance to hear Mayor Warren talk about … Continue reading →

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Setti Warren for U.S. Senate

Posted on May 9, 2011 by billmanzi

Newton Mayor Setti Warren announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate today, releasing a video giving voters some background on him, as well as what he see as differences in philosophy between him and Senator Scott Brown. Mayor Warren has compiled … Continue reading →

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The No Solutions Agenda

Posted on May 6, 2011 by billmanzi

The House budget section dealing with municipal health care has drawn some serious flak from different quarters, with plenty of media and blog coverage The hand wringing centers around comparisons to Governor Walker’s legislation in Wisconsin, with cries of labor … Continue reading →

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Buffoonery Lampooned

Posted on May 3, 2011 by billmanzi

President Obama did a great job having a little fun at “the Donald’s” expense at the Correspondent’s dinner. Trump was a bit stone faced as his continuing buffoonery was lampooned by the President and Seth Meyers. Great job by both. … Continue reading →

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Justice Served

Posted on May 2, 2011 by billmanzi

The death of Osama Bin Laden in a daring and courageous military operation presents the American people a unifying victory over an enemy who was the face of the terrorists who killed so many Americans on September 11th, 2001. With … Continue reading →

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Tax Expenditures for Oil Companies

Posted on April 30, 2011 by billmanzi

We often hear from Republicans that federal tax subsidies for so called “green power” should be eliminated. A multitude of reasons are given for such positions, including the often heard “the government should not be distorting the market in favor … Continue reading →

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The House Gives Cities a Big Win

Posted on April 27, 2011 by billmanzi

The Massachusetts House of Representatives last night voted to pass municipal health care reform that actually saves municipalities money, incurring the ire of organized labor and setting the stage for the final showdown in the Senate. Organized labor continued their … Continue reading →

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Stockman Takes Washington to Woodshed

Posted on April 25, 2011 by billmanzi

David Stockman, the Reagan OMB Director, wrote a column for the New York Times over the weekend in which he plainly lays out the games that are being played by Dems and Repubs on solving the budget deficit. He takes … Continue reading →

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