Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
Paul Ryan on Today’s Rejection of Obama’s Budget
BIPARTISAN AND BICAMERAL. That says it all. Obama is truly a "partisan" president. Below is the text of the press release from the House Budget Committee regarding the newest unanimous vote to reject President Obama's fiscal plan: House Budget Committee...
Unanimous Rejection in the Senate
From the Senate Budget Press Office: 0-99: Senate Unanimously Rejects President’s Budget “If Congress adopts this budget, then along with the cuts that we’ve already made, we’ll be able to reduce our deficit by $4 trillion by the year 2022 -- $4 trillion… But the main...
Obama’s New Stimulus Plan is a To-Do List of Old Ideas
This one is really really going to work this time. I promise! Last Saturday, Obama unveiled his new stimulus plan -- a list of more things for the government to do in order to create new jobs. That means more government spending. The president’s list includes an...
8.1…because 341K Left the Work Force
Friday we hear the news that the new unemployment rate is 8.1%. Since Obama's goal post is to get the number at least under 8% in time for election day, this number -- on the surface -- sounds relatively good, right? The key thing to note (and the key thing to follow...
Keystone Pipeline, Part II
Occupy…the Right Wing Extremists
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) claims to only deal with “hatred of people based on class characteristics,”. So when Charles Cooke of National Review Online decided to inquire if the SPLC would be the watchdog it claims to be and follow and investigate a group...