by Jane Richey | Apr 4, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care
Governor Tom Corbett revealed that he is seeking information about the idea a day after meeting with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about an expansion of Medicaid that’s called for under the 2010 federal health overhaul. Some...
by Jane Richey | Apr 3, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
According to the Washington Post, the Obama administration is pushing big banks to make more home loans available to Americans with bad credit – the same kind of government guidance that helped blow up the housing market: In response, administration officials say...
by Jane Richey | Apr 3, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics, Uncategorized
Food stamp fraud has more than doubled since Barack Obama took office in 2009. In 2011, according to the USDA, food stamp fraud was approximately $750 million. The type of fraud noted was derived from selling Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits...
by Jane Richey | Apr 3, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Tuesday that the White House didn’t mislead the public about the dangers of the sequester as he was questioned on the issue by Ed Henry of Fox News. Henry pressed Carney on the administration’s warnings about...
by Jane Richey | Mar 27, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Suntech, once the world’s largest solar panel maker, previously received a $2.1 million tax credit from the Obama Administration to open a plant in Arizona. Now, the plant is closing and its 43 jobs are being terminated. “Suntech’s problem was the same problem...
by Jane Richey | Mar 22, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The Internal Revenue Service says it regrets making two $60,000 training videos in 2010 that parodied the popular TV shows, “Star Trek” and “Gilligan’s Island.” In the wake of congressional criticism of the two videos, the IRS said it has taken steps to make “wise use...