by Jane Richey | Feb 15, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
The recent hike in payroll taxes is dragging down sales for discount retailers like Wal-Mart. With less disposable cash in their wallets, lower-income shoppers have less to spend. The bad news comes on the heels of a lackluster January for the major retailer....
by Jane Richey | Feb 15, 2013 | Health Care
Senate Republicans reintroduced a bill Thursday to repeal the controversial cost-cutting board in President Obama’s healthcare law. The bill, sponsored by 30 Republican senators including John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), would repeal the...
by Jane Richey | Feb 15, 2013 | Agenda 21
A series of new bills introduced this week in the Senate seek to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory reach and would subject the agency to penalties for missing reporting deadlines. Offered by Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), the legislation reflects the...
by Jane Richey | Feb 15, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada laid out a $110 billion plan on Thursday to replace the sequester with higher taxes on the wealthy, tax revenue from oil derived from tar sands and spending reductions in agriculture subsidies and defense. Half the...
by Jane Richey | Feb 15, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
You’re busy. So busy you barely have time to read these words. So why should you care about the U.S. debt? Does it affect your life? Unfortunately, high government debt is having more of an impact on each of us than we realize. Heritage’s Romina Boccia explains that...