The Cost of Government Childcare
Did you know there was a time before government welfare programs? It’s true. People used to take care...
Democrat Switcheroo
If you follow me on Twitter or have the Gem State Chronicle homepage bookmarked, you surely remember that...
SUNDAY DEVOTION: Failure to Excommunicate
The Inquisition gets a bad rap. We’re taught today that it was a project of sadistic and murderous...
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 8/17/24
Are you ready for the fair? The Western Idaho Fair started yesterday, and I’ll be heading over with...
The Perpetual Now
Early in George Orwell’s novel 1984, the all-powerful Party announces that chocolate rations must be reduced to 20...
Who Doesn’t Pay Property Tax?
Yesterday I wrote about the mechanics of the property tax. Before we can fix the system, we need...
The Truth About Property Taxes
According to the recent Gem State Chronicle reader survey, 54% of respondents selected property taxes as the top...
Grocery Tax Survey Results
Last Friday, after sharing the background on Idaho’s sales tax on groceries and the pros and cons of...
SATURDAY ROUNDUP: 8/10/24
It’s Saturday already — where has the summer gone? My children start school in two weeks and it...
Reader Poll on Grocery Taxes
You’ve heard the debates regarding Idaho’s sales tax on groceries. Now it’s time to share what you think....
