by Jane Richey | Aug 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Medicare is an emotionally charged program because it provides health insurance coverage for the elderly. But Medicaid covers America’s poor and disabled—and no one wants to see them harmed, either. However, like Medicare, Medicaid is also in desperate need of reform...
by Jane Richey | Aug 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Michelle Obama, sitting next to Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas on the “The Tonight Show” last week, decided to bully the young girl about her diet. When queried by host Jay Leno, Douglas allowed that after she won her gold-medals in London she celebrated by...
by Jane Richey | Aug 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
A provision of President Obama’s health care law imposes a second Medicare tax on investment income for Americans classified as wealthy, effectively raising taxes on investment income and taxing investors twice. The provision, a little-known part of ObamaCare, levies...
by Jane Richey | Aug 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
A survey of 3,130 American adults conducted by the Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation between July 25 and August 5 discovered that large majorities of Americans favor a smaller federal government and believe the government controls too much of our daily...
by Jane Richey | Aug 18, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Congressional Republicans are blasting the White House’s decision to rework the government bailout of housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Treasury Department’s decision to modify some terms of the nearly four-year federal lifeline is drawing...
by Jane Richey | Aug 18, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Republicans on Friday said a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report proved their claims that a pair of environmental rules would harm the economy and electric reliability. The GAO report released Thursday touched on two forthcoming Environmental Protection...
