by Jane Richey | Jan 5, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Still, five years into the Obama presidency, the economy is grossly underperforming. Contrary to the dominant media narrative, it’s not bad luck or the financial crisis to blame, but bad policies — from the $860 billion “stimulus” that didn’t...
by Jane Richey | Jan 4, 2014 | Fiscal Responsibility
The latest budget deal, passed by a bipartisan majority in both the House and the Senate, suggests that Washington agrees with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) when she said that “the cupboard is bare. There’s no more cuts to make.” The cupboard, however, is...
by Jane Richey | Dec 17, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
The number of Americans receiving Social Security disability payments has increased 20 percent since President Barack Obama took office and the influx of new recipients has pushed the program close to insolvency. The annual deficit in the Social Security Disability...
by Jane Richey | Dec 17, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
ARE MOST Pennsylvania school districts fooling Pennsylvania taxpayers? Are they hoarding money while annually seeking more while poorer districts, including Philly’s, operate in crisis? Well, there’s an interesting line in Gov. Corbett’s recent...
by Jane Richey | Dec 12, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) are headed for a rare split on the budget deal. Boehner backs the agreement, while McConnell doesn’t. The two GOP leaders have worked closely together for years, and it is highly unusual...
by Jane Richey | Dec 11, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
Many had high hopes that the first budget conference in four years would make a substantial down payment [1] toward fixing the U.S. spending and debt crisis. The new “Bipartisan Budget Act [2]” thoroughly disappoints. While we dig through the details for a more...
