by Jane Richey | Nov 20, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Pennsylvanians will face billions of dollars in higher taxes unless Congress acts by the end of the year to defuse a threatening combination of tax increases and spending cuts contained in the so-called “fiscal cliff.” A recent report by the state’s Independent Fiscal...
by Jane Richey | Nov 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
THE FISCAL CLIFF: Fresh off a meeting of the National Governors Association, where the combination of mandatory spending cuts and tax increases was a topic of discussion, Corbett said he finds the prospect “frightening,” because it means the potential loss...
by Jane Richey | Nov 20, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Poverty. It’s the excuse for nearly every government spending program. Help the poor. Tax the Rich. Get the 1%. How dare they get so wealthy while everyone else suffers! And what is the preferred way to eliminate poverty? Redistribution of wealth. It is the force...
by Jane Richey | Nov 18, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Agree to increase income tax rates for those making over $250,000; however, instead of trusting the government will actually pay down the debt with the additional money, legislate that three things: 1) The $823 billion estimated 10 year revenue is all put toward...
by Jane Richey | Nov 17, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
President Obama’s proposed tax hike on the top 2% of incomes will do next to nothing to close our chronic budget deficits, now running more than $1 trillion a year. But it will have a major impact on one struggling part of our economy: small business. In his...
by Jane Richey | Nov 17, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Obama II: In the “now they tell us” file, add a vast array of reports that have come out since the election showing just how weak the economy really is. Looks like the president will need a new scapegoat soon. Here’s just a sampling of what...
