by Jane Richey | Feb 3, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner swung back at critics of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law Thursday, arguing that those detractors are pushing for a repeat of the financial crisis. But Geithner said such a rollback would merely make the United States more...
by Jane Richey | Feb 3, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
“We work hard,” Pat Eiding, president of the Philadelphia AFL-CIO, says of the people he represents, “and when you work hard you should be compensated. And it should be fair. And so if you want to make a million dollars, or five million or thirty, God bless you. But...
by Jane Richey | Feb 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The Obama Administration and the nation have cause to breathe a sign of relief as today’s monthly jobs report shows 243,000 jobs were created in January. Those numbers are of course good news, another positive sign of recovery, and another clear indication of the...
by Jane Richey | Feb 3, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
We don’t know whether 153 members is the best size for the state House of Representatives. We do know, along with Speaker Sam Smith of Punxsutawney, that 203 members is too large, too wasteful of money for offices, staff, expenses, etc., and too inefficient. So...
by Jane Richey | Feb 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Gov. Tom Corbett is endorsing his favorite Republican candidates for the April 24 primary election, including candidates for United States Senator (to oppose incumbent Sen. Bob Casey) and auditor general, the office he once held; no incumbent is running in that race. ...
