by Jane Richey | Dec 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Thursday announced a $2.2 million grant that will be used to strengthen budding labor unions in Haiti and Peru. The taxpayer money will fund projects organized by the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center, which aims to build a global labor...
by Jane Richey | Dec 27, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
From the Heritage Foundation: Budget policy in 2012 was characterized by deficit spending, major increases in the national debt, and a heated debate over the “fiscal cliff.” With just days left for President Obama and lawmakers in Congress to avert a major tax hike,...
by Jane Richey | Dec 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The U.S. Labor Department has rustled up more taxpayer money to help “jobless workers” pay their health insurance premiums. “It is difficult enough to find new employment, let alone do so without health insurance for you or your family,” Labor...
by Jane Richey | Dec 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
With the “fiscal cliff” looming, Washington is looking under every rock for new forms of “revenue.” Nothing appears sacred, not even mortgage and charitable deductions, which some are recasting as “loopholes.” Ending the mortgage deduction when the housing market is...
by Jane Richey | Dec 24, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Workers probably won’t feel the full brunt of next year’s tax increases in their January paychecks, but don’t be fooled by the temporary reprieve. No matter what Congress does to address the year-end fiscal cliff, it’s already too late for...
by Jane Richey | Dec 21, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Lacking votes from his own party, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) called off consideration of “Plan B” last night, sending lawmakers home for Christmas instead. When the dust settled, conservatives stuck to their principles: to cut spending without raising taxes. When...
