Tag: Rhode Island

“Pay A Little More”

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - June 16, 2026

You know states are taking sides in a war over taxes. Many red states are racing to lower taxes as far as possible, while...

Unintended Consequences of Voting Lock Step

Debbie Young - April 28, 2022

You perhaps could be forgiven for being unaware of a proposal introduced by a group of Rhode Island senators. The proposal, so bizarre you’d...

Protect Your Family, Every Way Possible

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - February 5, 2016

I recently received my concealed weapons carry permit for Rhode Island. During the lengthy permitting process, I had a number of excellent and most...

Rhody’s Finest

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - October 12, 2015

This is what Sheldon Whitehouse does from tiny Rhode Island as one of the leaders of the progressive movement in the U.S. Senate. The...

Connecticut’s Pension Ranks #48

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - October 8, 2015

You read that right. Connecticut’s funding of its pension obligations ranks #48 in the country only to be outdone by Kentucky and Illinois. Connecticut, with...

Senior Leadership

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - March 6, 2015

In Rhode Island politics, corruption is nothing new, so when former Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Gordon Fox pled guilty this week...

Gordon Fox Pleads Guilty

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - March 5, 2015

Former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox pleaded guilty Tuesday for taking bribes, wire fraud and filing a false tax return. He accepted $52,500...

RIP Map

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - February 26, 2015

If you thought your state was in trouble take a look at Rhode Island. Here’s our proprietary on the ground-intelligence on the truly dismal numbers.

Invest in Texas

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - May 4, 2014

I've been keenly interested in the investment theme surrounding vigorous competition between states. But when I look at Rhode Island and compare it to...

The Future of Pension Reform

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - April 23, 2014

Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo's public pension reforms were a template for other states around the country. Now the changes are being derailed...

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