Politics & Government

READER ROUNDUP: We Need Economic Liberty

Check out what people are discussing all over the state, and join in the conversation!

Narragansett-South Kingstown: "ROMNEY CAN WIN Rhode Island with a message of creating jobs by taking govt off the backs off the job creators. Go Mitt... we need your message of economic liberty. We're in shackles here in Rhode Island." — Debra Puleo, commenting on

Coventry: "And if Coventry keeps it, it will bring in 1.4 Million over the next 20 yrs. Or 2.1 Million over 30 yrs. Why would anyone sell it now?" — Chris, commenting on

Cranston: "The school committee had a chance to stop breaking the law; they had no chance of keeping their blatantly illegal school prayer on the wall. It was an open and shut, unwinnable case." — Robin Lionheart

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"Whether it comes out of the school budget or the municipal services budget, it is still part of the City of Cranston Budget and still comes out of the same taxes we pay. Let's put the blame for having to pay it on the backs of the ACLU and their puppet." Cranston Taxpayer, both commenting on

East Greenwich: "Our concerns are not overstated as we are well informed about the health risks associated with this type of project." — Kathleen Johnson, commenting on

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Johnston: "This unfortunatly will never get off the ground. (The governor) and company will stick the noses in here and tax the crap out of this and say that it will do more harm than good. It is to bad that we cannot have a place to do this." — Tom Ficca, commenting on

North Kingstown: "I am sick and tired of unions feeling that residents work for them as opposed to them working for residents." — Concerned Resident, commenting on

Woonsocket: "This victim is extremely brave for speaking up and taking action to expose the truth about being abused. Hopefully anyone, who may have knowledge or may have been harmed by Timothy Gorton, will have the courage to speak up and report it to police." — Judy Jones, commenting on


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