Is House Leader Cantor getting weak-kneed on tax hikes? WHY can't our politicians communicate a CONSERVATIVE vision? The proper answer is "we don't have a revenue problem". We don't need to increase taxes; we need the republican house to actually grow a spine and reduce spending. Let's not forget that he helped build the dreaded [...]
Obama, in his own words.
That is...$836 billion in taxes over the next decade, not including the $716 billion he's robbing from Medicare. Yes, good ole Mr. You Didn't Build That has even made sure to help himself to a piece of the American Tanning Industry pie. This could only mean our tanning salons are clearly making just disgusting, inappropriate amounts [...]
From the The Tax Foundation: Corporate Taxes: Falling Behind by Standing Still The United States has been slipping from a position of economic competitiveness in recent years, in part because of changing corporate tax rates across the globe. Once a leader internationally, waves of tax reform in dozens of countries have left the U.S. burdened [...]
The Hill has reported the following story: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) this week released a report that said taxing people based on how many miles they drive is a possible option for raising new revenues and that these taxes could be used to offset the costs of highway maintenance at a time when federal funds [...]
Here’s the always-insightful Charles Krauthammer slamming Republicans for helping pass Obama’s tax deal last night: Remember the question after Election Day: Can Obama move to the center to win back the independents who had abandoned the party in November? And if so, how long would it take? Answer: Five weeks. An indoor record, although an asterisk should [...]
As the current congressional lame duck session runs out the clock and spins itself out of relevance, citizens clamor for order and common sense. According to a November 30 AP-CNBC poll, "Americans prefer cutting federal services to raising taxes by nearly 2-1." While the poll shows little agreement on the correct prescription to cure the budget overage woes of [...]
Have you looked at the national debt clock lately? It has a handy “time machine” feature (top right corner) that is frightening in what it portends for our federal budget if we continue with our out-of-control federal spending. While 2010 looks pretty bad, with a national debt of $13.7 trillion, the clock projects $17.4 trillion in [...]
From Huffpo: REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland's former Prime Minister Geir Haarde has been referred to a special court in a move that could make him the first world leader to be charged in connection with the global financial crisis. After a heated debate Tuesday, lawmakers voted 33-30 to refer charges to the court against Haarde [...]
...remaining original member of the crack White House Economics Team. Bloomberg is reporting that Larry Summers is expected to quit his post as director of the president's National Economics Council after the November elections. Other members who've abandoned ship include Peter Orzag, who paddled away after announcing his resignation in June, and Christina Romer, who [...]
While Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.) has proven to be a solid, left-wing voter so far, (ObamaCare, Financial Reform, etc.), it looks like he may be trying to slip out of lockstep and tiptoe to the right this fall, along with some other fellow Democrats who fear an increasingly angry electorate. Blogger Jay Hefflin notes in a September [...]
...why both so-called parties of fed dot gov don't want to deal with the illegal immigration issue: illegals are helping keep the Social Security system afloat. I've always known it was about demographics, but a recent WaPo article confirms it: by paying SS taxes but being ineligible to receive benefits, illegal immigrants are making a [...]
