by Jane Richey | Aug 15, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
President Barack Obama said in 2009 that the Medicare cuts he signed as part of his Obamacare health reform law would never be repealed, noting that nearly one-third of the bill’s funding came from cutting Medicare. In a November 2009 interview with ABC News’ Jake...
by Jane Richey | Aug 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that lifting the ban on federal oil drilling in certain areas could increase U.S. petroleum reserves by 30 percent, including an estimated 8 billion barrels of oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge...
by Jane Richey | Aug 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
The effort to promote healthy eating at school has spawned student “Fruit and Vegetable Ambassadors,” who are supposed to spread enthusiasm for healthy eating among their fellow students. Students in the summer food service program at Slater Junior High...
by Jane Richey | Aug 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The Department of Energy announced the distribution of $43 million in funding for the development of energy storage technology that is “too risky for private-sector investment.” The Aug. 2 press release said the recipients were chosen through two programs of DOE’s...
by Jane Richey | Aug 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Taxpayers will lose even more on the auto bailout than previously thought, as the Treasury has just revised its estimate upward to $25 billion. This may still underestimate the losses to come—yet President Obama plans to tout the auto bailout as a key accomplishment...
by Jane Richey | Aug 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Laws strictly curbing school sales of junk food and sweetened drinks may play a role in slowing childhood obesity, according to a study that seems to offer the first evidence such efforts could pay off. It seems to be the first salvo from those advocating more...
