by Jane Richey | Feb 28, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
Subway Founder Fred Deluca told CNBC today that his company would not exist if it was started today due to onerous government regulations. He also shares that the number one problem his Subway franchise owners face is the impact from ObamaCare. FRED DELUCA: It’s...
by Jane Richey | Feb 27, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Funding for the Department of Energy increased 43.2 percent from 2002 through 2012, according to calculations based on Treasury Department data. In fiscal year 2002 (Oct. 1, 2001 – Sept. 30, 2002), outlays for the Energy Department were $17,772,000,000, according to...
by Jane Richey | Feb 25, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
From the Wall Street Journal: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday joined a parade of retailers, restaurants and consumer-goods companies worried about the economic impact of the recently restored federal payroll tax that has left Americans with less money to spend. The...
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 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 23, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
A couple of articles have documented what has happened since the unanimous decision by a federal court that found President Obama lacked the constitutional authority to make three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In an opinion piece in...
