by Jane Richey | Aug 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
For nearly three decades Social Security produced big surpluses, collecting more in taxes from workers than it paid in benefits to retirees, disabled workers, spouses and children. The surpluses also helped mask the size of the budget deficit being generated by the...
by Jane Richey | Aug 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Quick quiz: Who said this about Medicare? “With an aging population and rising health care costs, we are spending too fast to sustain the program. And if we don’t gradually reform the system while protecting current beneficiaries, it won’t be there when future...
by Jane Richey | Aug 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
There are more Americans dependent on the federal government than ever before in U.S. history. According to the Survey of Income and Program Participation conducted by the U.S. Census, well over 100 million Americans are enrolled in at least one welfare program run by...
by Jane Richey | Aug 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Doctors are the only professionals in our society who are not free to repackage and reprice their services. If demand changes, if technology changes, if new information becomes available, every other professional is free to offer a different bundle of services to the...
by Jane Richey | Aug 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Senator John Hoeven (R–ND) recently introduced the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act (DEJA), which would greatly expand access to energy and simplify burdensome regulations that prevent projects from coming online in a timely manner. While the legislation could be improved...
by Jane Richey | Aug 11, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Pitchfork-wielding Virginia farmers rallied to support a woman who claims local officials came down on her for, among other things, hosting a children’s birthday party on her spread. Martha Boneta, owner of Liberty Farms in the northern village of Paris, was...
