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Government Employees Among Top Obama Contributors (Well a major portion at least)
The amount that State Department employees have donated to Obama’s reelection campaign did not surprise me at all. But I was a little surprised to see federal employees as a whole donate as much as they have. In all, government … Continue reading
Why Do Businesses and Citizens Suffer for Bad Government?
It seems some where along the way power has been usurped from the people and given over to government and its various agencies. Instead of people going about their way in pursuit of happiness, the people are now forced to … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Foreign Affairs
Tagged French government, French tax hikes, government spending, tax hikes
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Patriotism In Tax Increases Is A Load of Crap
While relevant, do not let the argument against Obama and the Democrats’ call for higher taxes as a patriotic duty turn into a ideological and philosophical debate. Obama said, “And keep in mind, we’re talking folks like me going back … Continue reading
A Nation of Disables
The bulging numbers of “disabled” Americans is more of a testament to human nature and government planning than a reflection on health. The policy to assist the disabled started out decent enough. It was back in 1956 when the program … Continue reading
The Ryan’s GOP Budget and Obama’s Debt
You can read Paul Ryan’s essay on the GOP’s budget at the WSJ. He will release the budget later today at 11:30 DC time. There will be a lot mentioned about entitlement reform such as Medicare and Medicaid. Everyone who … Continue reading
The Real Costs of Obamacare Comes Out
Fox News The Congressional Budget Office has extended its cost estimates for President Obama’s health care law out to 2022, taking in more years of full implementation, and showing that the bill is substantially more expensive — twice as much … Continue reading
Obama’s Budget Will Bring Smiles to Keynesians Everywhere
It’s full speed ahead with spending, increased taxes, and even a little set aside for our Muslim friends in the Middle East who are busy destroying historical artifacts, stoning women, and ushering in Islamic law to their governments. From the … Continue reading
When Keynesian Economics ‘Fix’ Things
And what better example is there than the President’s adopted home state, the deep blue state of Illinois. Already a model for government spending, Illinois chose to raise corporate income tax rate by 46%, and the personal income tax rate by … Continue reading
SOTU: President Obama’s $20 Billion Spending Plan Will Come From Defense Cuts
There are different methods being used to determine the spending outcomes presented by President Obama during his SOTU. Tucked inside the less specific topics the President covered such as jobs, the federal budget, and military operations was an obvious conclusion … Continue reading
So Why Haven’t Keynesian Models Worked?
Increased government spending has so far failed to impact unemployment and production. So how could have the simulations been so off? Because there are four major omissions from Keynesians. First, big increases in spending and government deficits raise the prospect … Continue reading
Are We Losing Our Economic Freedom?
Regulations, spending, and debt are all contributing to our economic decline. Available in this video are the trends and statistics that shows the widening gap between prosperity and economic freedom. The video is brought to you by the folks at … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged American economy, Debt, Economic Freedom, government spending, regulations, unemployment, United States
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Mixed Results for Perry’s New Flat Tax Plan
Governor Rick Perry released an essay through the Wall Street Journal in which he states On Tuesday I will announce my "Cut, Balance and Grow" plan to scrap the current tax code, lower and simplify tax rates, cut spending and … Continue reading
