by Jane Richey | Jun 5, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
With five months left until Election Day, Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve must weigh whether to launch another round of stimulus that could spur the economy but invite charges of politicking for President Obama. The central bank’s reputation, tested by the...
by Jane Richey | Jun 5, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) at the request of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee evaluated federal subsidies received by the various energy industries for fiscal year 2011. The agency found that energy-related subsidies totaled $24 billion, of...
by Jane Richey | Jun 5, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Our government exists to secure these God-given rights, deriving its just powers from the consent of the governed. Our Constitution limits the power of government under the rule of law, creating a vigorous framework for expanding economic opportunity, protecting...
by Jane Richey | Jun 5, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
U.S. debt is on track to be nearly twice the size of the U.S. economy by 2037, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warned Tuesday. The new CBO report states that increased entitlement spending driven by the retirement of the baby boomers and insufficient...
by Jane Richey | Jun 4, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
In those six weeks, the only significant energy policy change at the White House was to make new coal production nearly impossible and thus vastly increase the cost of electricity. So, it is hard to assign this slight dip to the president after a record 75 straight...
