Pulse Of The Taxpayer
This is a radio program broadcast on NewsTalk 1370 WOCA out of Ocala, Florida with talkshow host Larry Whitler. It is a daily program focusing on the concerns of the taxpayers about local, state, and even national and international issues.
Today we focused on the results of yesterday's elections.
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Today is the Presidential Primary date in Florida.  Our guest was Roy Beck, President of Numbers USA who talked about the rate of immigration in the United States.  Listeners called in to weigh in on the subject. 
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Former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift was a guest on today's program, one day before the Presidential Primary Election in the State of Florida, to endorse the candidacy of Senator John McCain for President. 
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Gary Schor, from the Liberty Sentinel newspaper, gave us a great program today with intelligent dialogue on the Amendment "1" issue, the Ron Paul campaign, and other related issues.
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Today's program featured Florida State Senator Charlie Dean who took a break from the legislative session in Tallahassee to talk about the issues of energy, of water desalination, and even some local issues regarding the ambulance service.  A brief discussion also took place regarding our involvement in Iraq and our freedoms.
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Congressman Ric Keller was on today's program to offer support to presidential candidate Senator John McCain.  Also discussed in the course of the program was water-boarding/torture, local ambulance service, Mitt Romney, the Lousiana presidential primary results, and other issues.
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Today's program featured an interview with John Sebree, Vice President of Public Policy for the Florida Association of Realtors.  Mr. Sebree was on the air to discuss the constitutional amendment that will revise the property tax laws in the State of Florida.
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The first half of today's program featured an interview with author Daniel Estulin about his book "The Bilderberg Group."  In the interview, Estulin predicts that Michael Bloomberg will be elected as the next president of the United States.

The second half of the program was caller driven and included a short discussion on Amendment "1" on the upcoming election to amend the Florida Constitution regarding homestead exemptions and portability of the "Save Our Homes" tax caps.

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Today's program was an open-line format and caller driven.  Topics varied from tax issues, to presidential candidates, to an amendment to the Florida Constitution.
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Today's show featured two guests from The Liberty Sentinel.  Executive Editor, Alex Newman, and Publisher, Neal Conner shined bright with their keen observations on the political landscape of the United States and Florida.
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Today's show was an open-line program with listeners dictating the line of discussion which included education, the length of time the callers speak, Wesley Snipes tax trial, Sheriff Ed Dean's previous appearance of the show, voting maching tampering, and other things.
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Republican Presidential Candidate, John Cox, was the guest on today's Pulse Of The Taxpayer.
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Today's program featured special guest Villie Smith, Marion County Property Appraiser.  Mr. Smith discussed the property tax amendment to the state constitution for the State of Florida that voters will decide on in the January 29th election. 

In the program Villie Smith gives out his web address.  It is: http://www.pa.marion.fl.us

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Florida Speaker of the House Marco Rubio was our guest today and answered listeners questions about property taxes, education, casinos, and answered a few minor personal questions.

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Today's show dealt with Rudy Giuliani's tax proposals, a discussion on public schools and teachers (again), and other issues.
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One of the primary issues discussed on today's program is a study, being conducted by the state of Florida, through three public meetings, to determine whether public schools in the state will include the word "evolution."  An other issue included the extra fees tagged onto the Ocala Electric Utilities bills.
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An exciting show, for sure.  Today we spoke about public schools, public school teachers, and their efficiency and relevence in today's society.  Other topics included:

  1. Property tax amendment
  2. Taxpayer's Action Group meeting
  3. Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio
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One day before the New Hampshire primaries and surprisingly very little dialogue was generated from listeners regarding the presidential campaign.  Nevertheless, Barack Obama and Ron Paul's name both came up as did Mike Huckabee.  Other issues on today's show included upcoming meetings for the Taxpayer's Action Group, and the City Council and County Commission meetings.

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Two primary topics were covered on today's program.  Those topics are:

  1. Implications and commentary on the Iowa caucus from yesterday.
  2. A consideration by the education officials in the state of Florida to include Evolution into the curriculum of public schools and whether or not to also include Creationism.
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Today's program featured the audio from the statement by former Pakistani Prime Minister Benadir Bhutto in which she said Osama Bin Laden had been killed. Listeners also brought up the money system in the United States, the $40 coupons for the digital-to-analog boxes, and other issues.
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January 2, 2008.

Today's topics included:

  1. David Frost's interview with Bhutto in which she said Osama Bin Laden had been killed.
  2. The property tax amendment on the January 29th ballot
  3. The $40 coupons for digital-to-analog boxes being offered by the government.
  4. A meeting of the Fair Tax volunteers this evening at the public library.

 

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New Year's Day broadcast focused on property taxes, the "Fair Tax", homeowner's insurance, and insurance in general.
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End of the year program.  Listener driven dialogue focused on several issues including a Fair Tax meeting in the local library, a DUI task force checkpoint for this evening (New Year's Eve), and other issues.
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