by Jane Richey | Oct 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The actions of one small business may have only a local impact. But when the actions are repeated by thousands of firms across the economy, the consequences can be very large. That is why the recent cautious tone among small-business owners merits attention. Of...
by Jane Richey | Oct 9, 2012 | Alerts, Events
Sunday, Oct. 14 a group is going to Butler to hear Brigitte Gabriel in person at the Community Alliance Church at 6:00 pm. We will leave Franklin from the Tea Party office at 149 Summit Dr., Franklin, PA 16323 at 4:30 pm. Contact Jane if you would like to ride with...
by Jane Richey | Oct 8, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that the federal budget deficit has exceeded $1 trillion for the fourth year in a row, coming in at $1.1 trillion in fiscal year 2012 – or 7.0 percent of the economy. “The federal government’s fiscal year 2012 has come to...
by Jane Richey | Oct 8, 2012 | Politics
The U.S. economy added a net 114,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate fell to a surprisingly low 7.8 percent, a number former GE boss Jack Welch described as cooked up by the Obama administration. The September jobs number brought the unemployment rate...
by Jane Richey | Oct 8, 2012 | Free Markets, Politics
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared that the Obama administration’s “Reset” in relations with Russia “cannot last forever,” and must be followed by a closer relationship, according to a Reuters news report. Lavrov, however, is...