Economist: Good Ideas on Government and the Private Sector from Senator ThuneJune 16th 2009Raymond J. Keating, the Chief Economist of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council wrote this article on the SBE Council's Business Trends Blog about Senator Thune's introduction of the Government Ownership Exit Plan and the Freedom from Government Competition Act: U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) issued a press release on June 11 with two excellent ideas regarding government and the private sector. Rasmussen Poll: 80% Want Government To Sell Stake In GM, Chrysler Right NowJune 16th 2009A Rasmussen poll
has found that 80% of Americans want the U.S. government to sell its
stake in General Motors and Chrysler as soon as possible. A majority of
Republicans, Democrats, and unaffiliated voters all support the
proposal to force the sale within a year: Eighty percent (80%) of U.S. voters want the government to sell its stake in General Motors and Chrysler as soon as possible.
Sen. Thune announces funding for Black Hills-Clyde Ice FieldJune 16th 2009From the Black Hills Pioneer: Sen. John Thune announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $110,000 to Lawrence County. The funding will be used to assess the issues related to the construction of a new taxiway at Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field. |
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