Posts Tagged ‘PM’
Grass Roots Must Unite Behind Paul Ryan
For progressives, Paul Ryan is their worst nightmare: A policy wonk who understands what they are all about, who has solutions, and who has an easy style and ability to communicate. For that very reason, they will try to destroy him. [Read More]
Obama’s Big Six State of the Union Tax Myths
remote host "www.investors.com" not allowedThe claim that the rich don't pay their fair share is simply untrue. The current tax code is extremely progressive, more progressive in fact than it was back in 1979, according to the Congressional Budget Office. [Read More]
Democrats’ Three Years Of No Budget Is All About Deception
What's more, as the Heritage Foundation's Mike Brownfield points out, taxes paid per household have exceeded $18,000, while federal spending per household has reached close to $30,000. "From 2010 to 2021, it is projected to rise to $35,773, a 22% increase," Brownfield warns. [Read More]
Obama to ask for increase to debt ceiling in a ‘matter of days’
The United States reached the $15.194 trillion debt limit on Jan. 4, according to Treasury statements. Since that time, Treasury has employed the "extraordinary measure" of tapping into its Exchange Stabilization Fund in order to avoid exceeding the limit. [Read More]
NCRD Planning a New Bond Measure?
Jim Welsh • Tuesday, January 10, 2012 The North County Recreation District (NCRD) is having a Workshop on Thursday, January 12, at 6 PM to discuss plans for future operations and capital outlays. The announcement caught my eye when I read that a bond measure would be [Read More]
NLRB non-recess appointees even more outrageous than Cordray
By Phil Kerpen Published: 2:03 PM 01/06/2012 On the same day that Obama appointed Richard Cordray to head the CFPB, he appointed two union lawyers to the NLRB. One of them is known for imposing an Internet gag order on his own workers to protect union ... [Read More]
Tax Cuts, Less-Intrusive Gov’t Help Canada Soar
It's not just that Canada's conservative government favors makers over takers. Harper's also wildly popular for shrinking government. "The Harper government has pursued a strategic objective to disembed the federal state from the lives of citizens," wrote University of [Read More]
White House Scandals The See-No-Evil Deniers Ignore
remote host "www.investors.com" not allowedThe spring saw rising public anger over the preferential ObamaCare waiver process. Some 2,000 lucky golden ticket winners were freed from the costly federal mandates — including a handful of fancy restaurants in Aloha Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco district, the entire [Read More]
US officials in flurry of meetings amid threats that euro is on brink of collapse
By Peter Schroeder – 11/28/11 08:26 PM ET A flurry of meetings between European Union officials and principals of the U.S. government came on the heels of fresh warnings Monday that the European debt crisis threatens to spark a global recession. Senate Majority Leader [Read More]
The Norquist Myth
remote host "www.investors.com" not allowedThe Norquist Myth By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER Posted 11/25/2011 01:20 PM ET Democrats are unanimous in charging that the debt-reduction supercommittee collapsed because Republicans refused to raise taxes. Apparently, Republicans are in the thrall of one Grover Norquist, [Read More]
