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This article originally appeared in the Christian Science Monitor.

Question: Would you want a small handful of government officials controlling America’s entire food supply, all its seeds and harvests?

I suspect most would scream, “No way!”

Free Speech Radio News (FSRN) is a daily, half-hour news show broadcasting around the U.S. on about 150 stations and over the internet. With a handful of full-time staff and freelance local reporters all over the world it covers civil rights issues and international news often missed by other media. Its main funding source has fallen behind on payments which means FSRN will have to close down on December 20 unless it can urgently find another source of funds.

In a discussion of upcoming higher federal income tax rates that will be afflicting many business owners and employees here in the Bay Area, there should be added the favorable impact of the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010. Signed by President Obama in late September, the legislation is designed to stimulate business activity by providing what is estimated to be $30 billion in small business lending and $12 billion of tax benefits to business owners and employees.