by Jane Richey | Feb 1, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Sixty-one percent of U.S. small business owners said they were “worried about the potential cost of healthcare” and 56 percent said they were “worried about new government regulations,” according to the Wells Fargo/Gallup small business index released on Jan. 31,...
by Jane Richey | Feb 1, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The number of Americans not in the labor force grew by 169,000 in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest jobs report. BLS labels people who are unemployed and no longer looking for work as “not in the labor force,” including people who have...
by Jane Richey | Feb 1, 2013 | Health Care
In its final regulations, the IRS states that parents will be made to pay the penalty (called a “shared responsibility payment”) if they can claim an uninsured child or spouse as a dependent, regardless of whether they actually claim them or not. “The...
by Jane Richey | Feb 1, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care
Under Obamacare, Americans will be required to buy health insurance or pay a penalty to the IRS. The IRS’s assumption that the cheapest plan for a family will cost $20,000 per year is found in examples the IRS gives to help people understand how to calculate the...
by Jane Richey | Feb 1, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Farmer loses battle with government: A two-and-a-half-year fight over a batch of raw milk cheese produced in Howell County, Mo., ended last week when 15 tons of the unpasteurized cheese had to be taken to the dump, the KY3 reported. The decision in Howell County was...
