by Jane Richey | Apr 19, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The Obama administration on Wednesday stated for the first time that the president will not sign any 2013 spending bills until the House abandons the spending levels in Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget. That budget cuts spending next year by $19 billion compared to the August...
by Jane Richey | Apr 19, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
It’s difficult to be a good economist and simultaneously be perceived as compassionate. To be a good economist, one has to deal with reality. To appear compassionate, often one has to avoid unpleasant questions, use “caring” terminology and view...
by Jane Richey | Apr 19, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
In a speech yesterday in Elyria, Ohio — a small town just outside Cleveland sitting at the forks of the Black River — President Barack Obama delivered a politically charged speech in which he hearkened back to the country’s roots, saying that his opponents “don’t seem...
by Jane Richey | Apr 19, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
From State Senator Mike Folmer: March, typically the largest revenue collection month of the year, ended with collections 2.4 percent – or $94.7 million – over estimates. However, fiscal year-to-date collections are 1.9 percent – or $386.9 million –below estimates....
by Jane Richey | Apr 19, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-sponsored and funded “human health effects science” research is unreliable and makes irresponsible and outrageous claims about how air pollution causes thousands of deaths. Then the EPA claims that it...
