by Jane Richey | Jan 21, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care
Today, National Taxpayers Union (NTU) and 32 partners sent a letter to Capitol Hill supporting legislation doing away with Section 1342 of the Affordable Care Act – which could lead to a taxpayer-backed bailout for health insurance companies! Here’s how:...
by Jane Richey | Jan 21, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Thomas Jefferson was radically anti-tax, pro-gun and anti-central bank. He loved precious metals, he openly acknowledged a “Creator” and he wanted to add an amendment to the Constitution which would ban the federal government from going into debt. If he was around...
by Jane Richey | Jan 17, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Sarah Palin’s father targeted by IRS eight times since 2008: “My father, who worked multiple jobs and faithfully and honestly paid his taxes for fifty years, had never heard a word from the IRS,” wrote Chuck Heath, Jr. on his Facebook page. “In 2008, his...
by Jane Richey | Jan 15, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
House oversight committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa said that “politically motivated” leaks discredit the FBI investigation into the IRS targeting scandal, which is not expected to result in any criminal charges. “There is little reason for the American people to...
by Jane Richey | Jan 14, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The proposed $1.1 trillion spending bill rolled out by House-Senate negotiators on Monday night restores funding to the Head Start program, but is the program actually worth the cost? Proposed in the 1,582 page budget deal is an $8.6 billion investment in Head Start,...
by Jane Richey | Jan 14, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Democrats plan to demagogue income inequality and the wealth gap for political gain in this year’s elections. Most of what’s said about income inequality is stupid or, at best, ill-informed. Much to their disgrace, economists focusing on measures of income...