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November 2011

In This Issue
Tapping Capitalism
Occupy Your Noggin
Free Market Resources
MPI on the Radio
Montana Watchdog
Policy Meets World
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Mark Your Calendar for our 2012 Legislative Forum!
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Mark the date - November 17, 2012 for our Legislative Forum to be held at the Great Northern Hotel in Helena. The event is open to the public. More information to come.
 

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Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Here's your monthly update on what we've been working on around the office and out and around Montana.

  

Some food for thought:

"We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs, but to secure liberty for their souls." 

- Robert J. McCracken

 

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What's New at MPI
"Tapping Capitalism" Sneak Peek!
 
We had a great turnout in Bozeman for a sneak peek at our latest program on November 17th. For those of you who missed out, you're in luck! We will be planning several more of these events to introduce the program across the state. Stay tuned for dates. 

In the meantime, here's a sneak peek of your own at our new video introducing MPI's program to bring independence and prosperity back to the Treasure State.
Tapping Capitalism Video
Tapping Capitalism Video

"Occupy Your Noggin" Op-Ed 
 
Have you had a chance to read MPI CEO Carl Graham's latest op-ed on the Occupy Wall Street Movement? 
It was in newspapers across the state, but in case you missed it here is a link to the publication in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
Be sure to check our Health Care Resources page for tons of articles, studies, and policy papers, and the latest arguments for repealing ObamaCare. 

 

And head to our Global Warming Resources page to get past the hype and see what real science is saying about climate change and the impacts of bad policy. 

Do you like charts? We have charts!
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We've put together a page where you can find a collection of charts, graphs, and other links showing big government's takeover and the impact it's having in every area of our lives.

 

We also have links to lots of other sites with even more impressive and useful information! 
We're Gathering the Goods For Our 2012 Pork Report!
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Our 2010 Pork Report was a huge hit and we're getting started on the 2012 edition. 
The report is a one-stop shopping guide to state government and should be mandatory reading for all taxpayers.

 

We're analyzing data and going through the budget line by line to weed out and expose excessive spending in the Big Sky state, along with ideas on how to restore fiscal sanity. 

 

If you have any tips or ideas about what should be in the next Pork Report  - or if you want to help us put one on every dining room table in Montana - email us here.

MPI in the Media

MPI on Voices of Montana Nov. 18th 
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MPI CEO Carl Graham discussed his new op-ed on Voices of Montana with Jon Arneson last week. You can listen to the parts 1 and 2 here.
MPI on the Radio

 

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Tune into AM 1450 KMMS Radio every Monday morning from 8:30-9:00 AM to hear MPI's CEO Carl Graham tackle the important issues in Montana. 

 

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Montana Watchdog 

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Policy Meets World
Policy Meets World

 

MPI's very own, Nick Schwaderer, reports on the prominent  issues using the latest cutting edge media.

 

Some of Nick's picks might be a little 'out there' for us seasoned folks, but he's reaching the young people we need to help inform and activate for freedom.

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