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	<description>Life is fraught with peril.</description>
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		<title>What is Use Tax?</title>
		<link>http://www.frobie.com/what-is-use-tax/2011-03-03/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read an article today about Amazon threatening to cut all ties with their affiliates if California passes the law to have Amazon collect sales tax on purchases made by California residents. Amazon does not want to include sales taxes in their prices because they do not want to act as a tax collector for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas with a WTF Moment</title>
		<link>http://www.frobie.com/texas-with-a-wtf-moment/2009-04-18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watched the news last night and a video story came up of Texas&#8217; Governor Perry saying their state should secede from the United States. Really? Sure, talking about secession isn&#8217;t a new thing. There was talk in California about becoming its own country when the state had a larger GDP than many independent nations. But, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CA Bill 178 &#8211; Update</title>
		<link>http://www.frobie.com/ca-bill-178-update/2009-04-10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frobie.com/ca-bill-178-update/2009-04-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Performance Marketing Alliance reports: The hearing to discuss [CA Bill 178] has been moved to April 27th (2nd or 3rd delay). We have heard anecdotally that the committee was surprised at the opposition to this bill. Beth Kirsch and Brad Waller are coordinating district visits, and are looking for participants. If interested, email: district_visits@performancemarketingalliance.com. Karen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CA Bill 178 &#8211; A lesson in not seeing the big picture</title>
		<link>http://www.frobie.com/ca-bill-178-a-lesson-in-not-seeing-the-big-picture/2009-04-09/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frobie.com/ca-bill-178-a-lesson-in-not-seeing-the-big-picture/2009-04-09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading the backlog of news the other day and I stumbled on a surprisingly short-sighted bill which is equivalent to the Warriors signing Maggette in a panic move after Baron skipped town. CA Bill 178 is authored by Assembly Members Nancy Skinner (D) and Charles Calderon (D). The bill adds this paragraph into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall 2008 Election Results</title>
		<link>http://www.frobie.com/fall-2008-election-results/2008-11-05/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frobie.com/fall-2008-election-results/2008-11-05/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the national scene, the Obama-Biden ticket won the Presidential election. Barack Obama will become the 44th President of the United States and the first African-American to do so. The Democrats have also taken control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. So, these next few years will all be on the shoulders of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall 2008 Election Predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.frobie.com/fall-2008-election-predictions/2008-11-04/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frobie.com/fall-2008-election-predictions/2008-11-04/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Again, I was 8 for 10 in my June 2008 election predictions and 8 for 10 in the election before that, so I am feeling pretty good about my predictions for tonight&#8217;s November 4, 2008 election. California Propositions Prop 1A &#8211; Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act. Proposition 1A will start the process of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CA: Prop 12 &#8211; Veterans&#8217; Bond Act of 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.frobie.com/ca-prop-12-veterans-bond-act-of-2008/2008-11-04/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frobie.com/ca-prop-12-veterans-bond-act-of-2008/2008-11-04/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[vote yes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Proposition 12 calls for $900 million bonds to be issued to subsidize the Cal-Vet Home Loan Program. Since its inception in 1921, 420,000 veterans have been able to purchase homes via the Cal-Vet program. The program is self-sufficient in that the state is paid back by the participating veterans via their mortgage payments. The current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CA: Prop 11 &#8211; Voters FIRST Act</title>
		<link>http://www.frobie.com/ca-prop-11-voters-first-act/2008-11-04/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frobie.com/ca-prop-11-voters-first-act/2008-11-04/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposition 11 will change the people who govern the boundaries of districts used to elect public officials every ten years. Proposition 11 will create an unnecessary process to give 3 democrats, 3 republicans and 3 independents the power to choose the people who will oversee the distribution of boundary lines. Rather than going through the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CA: Prop 10 &#8211; The California Renewable Energy and Clean Alternative Fuel Act</title>
		<link>http://www.frobie.com/ca-prop-10-the-california-renewable-energy-and-clean-alternative-fuel-act/2008-11-04/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frobie.com/ca-prop-10-the-california-renewable-energy-and-clean-alternative-fuel-act/2008-11-04/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[vote no]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Proposition 10 will create a five billion dollar fund to help subsidize consumers who purchase alternative energy vehicles. Yes, you heard it right. The state will pay people to buy cars. *golf clap* We all want to jump off the petreoleum bandwagon and into the clean and renewable energy cycle, but the state shouldn&#8217;t have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CA: Prop 9 &#8211; Victims’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008: Marsy’s Law</title>
		<link>http://www.frobie.com/ca-prop-9-victims-bill-of-rights-act-of-2008-marsys-law/2008-11-04/</link>
		<comments>http://www.frobie.com/ca-prop-9-victims-bill-of-rights-act-of-2008-marsys-law/2008-11-04/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposition 9 will keep members of the prison community in prison for a longer period of time, pay for damages done unto the victim using the prisoner&#8217;s money, and reduce the number of parole hearings for lifers. In the news, we always here about criminals with life sentences bogging down the court with appeal after [...]]]></description>
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