by Jane Richey | Nov 19, 2012 | Free Markets, Politics
Half of the nation’s 40 biggest publicly traded corporate spenders have announced plans to curtail capital expenditures this year or next, according to a review by The Wall Street Journal of securities filings and conference calls. Nationwide, business...
by Jane Richey | Nov 18, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Agree to increase income tax rates for those making over $250,000; however, instead of trusting the government will actually pay down the debt with the additional money, legislate that three things: 1) The $823 billion estimated 10 year revenue is all put toward...
by Jane Richey | Nov 17, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
President Obama’s proposed tax hike on the top 2% of incomes will do next to nothing to close our chronic budget deficits, now running more than $1 trillion a year. But it will have a major impact on one struggling part of our economy: small business. In his...
by Jane Richey | Nov 17, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Obama II: In the “now they tell us” file, add a vast array of reports that have come out since the election showing just how weak the economy really is. Looks like the president will need a new scapegoat soon. Here’s just a sampling of what...
by Jane Richey | Nov 17, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) on Friday vowed to fight against ethanol mandates during the next Congress after the Environmental Protection Agency refused to waive the regulations. “I’m disappointed that the EPA chose to disregard the impact this growing mandate will...