by Jane Richey | Feb 26, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Why would federal agencies cut their most vital assets instead of trimming around the edges? After all, the sequestration cuts are only 2.4 percent of federal spending. Take a couple of examples. President Obama said that “Air traffic controllers and airport security...
by Jane Richey | Feb 26, 2013 | Politics
Obama’s political team wants to raise $50 million to push his agenda: Organizing for Action has been set up as a tax-exempt “social welfare group.” That means it is not bound by federal contribution limits, laws that bar White House officials from soliciting...
by Jane Richey | Feb 26, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Inflation-adjusted per capita federal spending went up $822.90 from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2012, according to official data from the U.S. Treasury and the Census Bureau. Real federal spending also increased $2437.64 per household between 2008 and 2012. In constant 2012...
by Jane Richey | Feb 25, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
From the Wall Street Journal: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday joined a parade of retailers, restaurants and consumer-goods companies worried about the economic impact of the recently restored federal payroll tax that has left Americans with less money to spend. The...
by Jane Richey | Feb 25, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
President Obama on Monday asked the nation’s governors to help pressure Congress to strike a deal to avert the looming sequester cuts set to hit at the end of the month. “While you are in town I hope you speak with your congressional delegation and remind...