by Jane Richey | Feb 25, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Medical costs for enrollees in the health-care law’s high-risk insurance pools are expected to more than double initial predictions, the Obama administration said Thursday in a report on the new program. The health-care law set aside $5 billion for a Pre-existing...
by Jane Richey | Feb 25, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
If you like how the Obama administration’s multi-billion-dollar “investments” in bankrupt solar companies have turned out, you’ll love the latest federal loan program to nowhere. It’s the Obamacare loyalty rewards program for...
by Jane Richey | Feb 25, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
In fiscal year 2011, the U.S. government spent $910 billion on 70 means-tested programs, which comes to an average of $9,000 per year on every lower-income person in the United States. Among the major programs from which the poor receive benefits are Temporary...
by Jane Richey | Feb 25, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
There are no quick fixes to the nation’s eneergy problem, the president said, dismissing Republican calls for more drilling as a “bumper sticker.” “We’re making new investments in the development of gasoline and diesel and jet fuel that’s...
by Jane Richey | Feb 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
A Wall Street Journal investigation into the relationship between job-creation claims by the Obama administration and stimulus money targeted toward the development and expansion of our nation’s “green” energy sector has revealed an apparent disconnect between...
by Jane Richey | Feb 24, 2012 | Alerts, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
A multi-community effort focused on coordinating greenway and trail work in Venango and Crawford counties is marking its third year in operation and needs continued support to bring a number of projects to fruition, according to the program coordinator. “We have so...
