‘Wisconsin Politics’ Archives
Jobs – Moment of Clarity »
None of us who actually create jobs were surprised at the dismal May employment numbers, while the President’s economists were shocked. What does that tell you? Excluding temporary census workers, only 25,000 private sector jobs were added in May, less than 20% of the number needed just to keep pace with the growth in the workforce. The [...]
Pool Boy – Moment of Clarity »
Your family makes $140,000. You pay your pool boy $24,000 but he spends $38,000. He is $130,000 in debt and he tells lenders you are good for it. Now do you get the Tea Party? If you remember who works for whom and where the money comes from in the first place, it is pretty easy to see why people are hacked off. Add eight zeros to the pool [...]
Time to Fight Back Against the EPA’s Global »
By Phil Kerpen Published May 27, 2010 | FOXNews.com President Obama has been very made clear that his top domestic priorities are health care and global warming. We all know what happened on health care. Now the date is set for the key Senate showdown on global warming: June 10. That’s when the Senate will vote on a resolution introduced [...]
Federal Control from Highway Funds »
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 31 Submitted by: Mark Musselman Current Event From: ABC News on line and USA TODAY January 26, 2010 (full article available on-line) A crackdown on texting while driving entered a new phase Tuesday when the federal [...]
Carbon offset plan puts a new face on an old illusion »
VALVO: Cap-and-trade magic show By James Valvo The trick with any global warming bill is to convince enough people that everything will change but nothing will hurt. You need enough details to appease environmentalists, while using enough sleight of hand so that no one else can tell what you're doing. This is why politicians have abandoned a [...]
Tax Penalizes Workers »
By PHIL KERPEN Published: Thursday, May. 13, 2010 - 5:20 am ARLINGTON, Va. -- Most Americans will pay thousands of dollars per year in Social Security taxes during their working lives on the promise that they'll receive a government pension when they reach a certain age. Their employers will contribute an equal amount. When they [...]
Kerry-Lieberman: American Power Act Talking Points »
On May 12, 2010, Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) released the American Power Act (K-L), a repackaging of the Waxman-Markey (W-M) energy tax that passed the House on June 26, 2009. The bills have numerous similarities. The Cap: Both bills place a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. The K-L emission reduction schedule [...]
AFP Launches $1.4 Million Advertising Blitz To Expose »
Media Contact: Trice Whitefield twhitefield@dcigroup.com (202) 579-1103 New TV ads and website aim to highlight adverse effects of government regulation of broadband WASHINGTON - Americans for Prosperity (AFP) announced today a $1.4 million advertising blitz to educate consumers on the harms of looming Internet regulations at the Federal [...]
STEPHEN MOORE – Sean Duffy, Giant Killer »
May 6, 2010 by MB Snow Sean Duffy, Wisconsin House members in both parties are stunned by Wisconsin Democrat David Obey’s announcement that he will not run for reelection this November. At his press conference, Mr. Obey was his usual prickly self: “I’ve won 25 straight elections,” he bristled. “Does anyone really believe I [...]
Guest column: Regulating greenhouse gases an EPA power »
Green Bay Press Gazette By Mark Block and Phil Kerpen • Guest commentary • April 30, 2010 Gov. Jim Doyle has failed to push expensive new energy mandates through the state Legislature, but energy tax activity has not slowed on the federal level. It's too soon to tell whether Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) decision to pull out of [...]
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