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...
by Jane Richey | Feb 25, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care
Here’s a trend you’ll be reading more about: part-time “job sharing,” not only within firms but across different businesses. It’s already happening across the country at fast-food restaurants, as employers try to avoid being punished by...
by Jane Richey | Feb 25, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
Trying to head off the looming sequestration budget cuts (most of which aren’t cuts at all), President Obama yesterday released a guide of how each state will be affected. He’s putting particular emphasis on education cuts. As the Washington Post darkly warns, “The...
by Jane Richey | Feb 24, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Health Care
Former Senator Jim DeMint: “If we can’t get the president to come off the military cuts, we need to leave these cuts in place. In most cases, it’s not really cuts. It’s just a slowing of the growth of spending which has been out of control for years. I would...
by Jane Richey | Feb 24, 2013 | Health Care
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) criticized the Health and Human Services Department for moving ahead with new restrictions on how insurers set their premiums. AHIP wanted HHS to delay rules that say premiums for older patients can only be three times...
