Make no mistake, human trafficking is modern day enslavement, whether by sexual exchanges, forced labor, organ removal or many other deviant activities
Jeff Rayno
Jeff Rayno is a recovering politician and director of Stop Taxing Our People (STOP).
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Unraveling QBE
‘The real solution is to take the antiquated QBE and toss it out – not tweak it’
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Real change and real service require transcending party politics
Social change demands that you think differently. It also asks you to take risks. Actions like these come with a cost. Are you willing to sacrifice relationships and associations to do the right thing?
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Gerrymandering and the upcoming Census
Because it is going to be a census year, the numbers and demographics of the Coastal Empire will change dramatically. The seismic shifts that occurred in the City of Savannah elections and in Pooler are just a small picture of what lies ahead
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Casinos: Bad idea for Georgia, especially bad for Savannah
Viewing a light-polluting casino with a glittery Ferris wheel next to it from River Street is so anti-Savannah, I hope every reader is sharpening a pitchfork for the public relations battle that will descend upon you in just three short weeks.
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Affordable Housing: Solutions require collaboration, breaking free of echo chambers
We should also continue to be advocates for Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) which provide dollars and flexibility to deal with such issues as housing, infrastructure and human service need
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Voting machines and the paper trail
THE GOOD AND EVIL of politics can be traced forensically through the money trail. If cash is used the path vaporizes before it can be found, but with written records the […]
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The Day After SPLOST Fails
In the next few weeks, the powers that be in Chatham County will be making sure you know a world without SPLOST will be like a nuclear bomb to the ‘progress’ being made throughout Chatham County
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Challenges building for Rep. Buddy Carter
Representative Carter always appears to be on this hyper-speed agenda that is timed for maximum camera and media exposure, pressing a little flesh and he zooms off to the next event
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Why it’s OK to vote against SPLOST
If an 8% sales tax is not to your liking, it is okay to vote down a SPLOST. It isn’t like it will be gone forever. Twelve months later, they can legally come back and ask you again to approve a SPLOST. This is the ultimate line item veto.
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Walmart’s missing tax dollars: Part Two
The Georgia Department of Revenue may be turning a blind eye towards a blatant defiance of the sales tax law by the corporate giants who seem to be running the show
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Where are all the Walmart property and sales tax dollars? Part I
Uniform taxation is the law of the land in Georgia, and under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, we have a duty to ask our representatives to look into this situation and correct it