by Jane Richey | Feb 15, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Ohio University economist Richard Vedder believes they were right. He says an expanding system of government benefits has helped create a poverty rate of 14 percent. “They’re actually creating a dependency on government, which is unhealthy both for the...
by Jane Richey | Feb 14, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
During Tuesday’s State of the Union, President Obama called for an increase in preschool education in order to prepare workers in the future: “[N]one of it will matter unless we also equip our citizens with the skills and training to fill those jobs. And that...
by Jane Richey | Feb 14, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget is now weighing proposed regulations designed to resolve last year’s finding by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that U.S. rules give American meat products an unfair advantage over those from Canada and Mexico....
by Jane Richey | Feb 13, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
President Barack Obama’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour from the current $7.25 would harm the economy, some Republicans said Tuesday after the State of the Union address. “If you raise the minimum wage, the inevitable effect will be, number one,...
by Jane Richey | Feb 12, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
With the glut of natural gas and low gas prices in the United States, energy producers are seeking to liquefy and ship domestic natural gas to foreign markets. Exporting natural gas would provide a huge boon to the U.S. economy since it would expand market...
by Jane Richey | Feb 11, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), 35 percent of major federal regulations – those with at least $100 billion in annual economic impact – were issued without a public notice from 2003 to 2010. The GAO also said that 44 percent of non-major...
