Money
the-deficit
Democrats
Raise My Taxes to Pay for the $1 Trillion Welfare State
The federal government and the states pay a combined $1 trillion for welfare recipients. The average is $20,000 per person and over $30,000 per family. This comes from hundreds of programs, everything from food stamps […]
Wellness
Congress Wants Seniors to Eat Cat Food
There’s an insidious new “fix” to Social Security making the rounds in Congress called “chained CPI.” It’s been a popular option with both parties in Congress lately as they hash out ways to lower the […]
Editorials
A Conservative Merry Christmas for Young Voters
Young people new to politics find it baffling how the conservatives have drawn a line in the sand over tax cuts for the wealthy. How can anybody possibly justify a stand like that? It’s political […]
Washington
Ten Lies about the Senate Fiscal Cliff Resolution Bill
Even the conservative media outlets like Fox News and the Wall Street Journal are desperate to pass the Senate’s $6 trillion tax increase ($600 billion over ten years). There are so many falsehoods in their […]
People
Nanny Pelosi Wants Another Round of Tax Increases
House Minority Leader Pelosi told CBS News “Face the Nation” on Sunday that she wants additional revenue from higher taxes. Her goal is an annual increase of $160 billion, only $60 billion of which was […]
Democrats
Democrats in the House Offer a Bill to Abolish the Debt Ceiling
The Hill reports this morning that House Democrats plan to submit a bill tomorrow that abolishes the debt ceiling, “saying uncertainty surrounding the hikes causes unnecessary pain to the economy.” Holy Moses – no limit […]
Obama
Then Senator Obama’s 2006 Emotional Defense of NOT Raising the Debt Limit
Here is a speech then Senator Obama gave on the floor of the U.S. Senate in the debate over raising the debt ceiling. In clear and unequivocal terms, he voiced THE EXACT SAME ARGUMENTS USED […]
Democrats
The Closing of the Democrat Mind
It has to be intuitively obvious to the most casual observer that the U.S. has a bad debt problem. I know people are used to living in debt – mortgages, car payments, credit card payments, […]