‘Tax and Spending’ Archives
Tea party to be held here »
Tea party to be held here By Andy Steinke, Dells Events wde-news@capitalnewspapers.com The organizers associated with the national tea parties are hosting a summit in Wisconsin Dells next month that is expected to draw 3,000 to 5,000 people. The Wisconsin Chapter of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation will hold the “Defending the [...]
GOP Rep. Paul Ryan tackles Obama’s path to »
GOP Rep. Paul Ryan tackles Obama's path to deficit disaster By Michael Gerson, Washington Post Wednesday, February 10, 2010; A17 The new era of Democratic bipartisanship, like cut flowers in a vase, wilted in less than a week. During his question time at the House Republican retreat, President Obama elevated congressman and budget expert [...]
Disclosing the real risks of climate change »
Disclosing the real risks of climate change SEC says companies must disclose risks due to climate change. Seize the opportunity. Paul Driessen We are not weighing in on the climate debate. We are not opining on whether the world’s climate is changing, at what pace or due to what causes, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman [...]
Taxpayers are Getting Jobbed »
January 28, 2010 Taxpayers are Getting Jobbed Filed under: Economics — Christian Schneider @ 10:51 am It’s the oldest political trick in the book: If you’re a lawmaker, you figure out what a piece of your legislation does, and give it a name that conveys the exact opposite of the bill’s intent. If you’re a Republican that wants [...]
A GOP Roadmap for America’s Future »
Wall Street Journal A GOP Roadmap for America's Future There's still time to rejuvenate our market economy and avoid a European-style welfare state. By Paul Ryan January 27, 2010 In tonight's State of the Union address, President Obama will declare a new found commitment to "fiscal responsibility" to cover the huge [...]
There Are No Safe Seats for Democrats Now »
Updated January 19, 2010 There Are No Safe Seats for Democrats Now If Democrats want to salvage the rest of the 2010 election cycle they would be well-served to admit the public isn’t buying what they’re selling on health care. By Phil Kerpen - FOXNews.com Scott Brown's stunning upset victory in Massachusetts—a state that hadn't [...]
Money For Nothing »
In 2009, Democrats raised the bar for fiscal incompetence - never before in the history of the world has so much money been spent with so little to show for it. It is shameful enough that they stole our grandchildren’s money to go on their fiscal binge; but it is downright embarrassing to see how ineptly they squandered over $2.6 trillion of [...]
Ba-Roke Obama »
For a smart guy, President Obama sure seems to be having trouble understanding that we are broke. Granted, it is difficult to comprehend our fiscal situation with billions and trillions being thrown around – numbers no person can comprehend. However, if we drop 8 zeros off all those big numbers, divide them all by 100 million, we can describe [...]
An Update and a Wish for you »
Earlier today the Senate voted to end debate and force a final vote on the health care takeover. This action almost certainly assures passage of this terrible legislation in the Senate sometime on Christmas Eve -- talk about the Grinches who stole Christmas... Once again, all 60 Democrats voted YES to move the health care takeover forward [...]
Senate Health Bill Now Contains Seven Tax Hikes on »
AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM CONTACT: JOHN KARTCH 202-785-0266; JKARTCH@ATR.ORG 19 DECEMBER 2009 Senate Health Bill Now Contains Seven Tax Hikes on Families Making Less than $250,000 If signed into law, bill would shatter Obama’s “firm pledge” not to raise “any form” of taxes on these families WASHINGTON, D.C.— With [...]
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