by Jane Richey | Nov 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
How would Old Glory look with 30 stars instead of 50? As far-fetched as it may sound, the White House might soon be forced by its own rules to examine the question. On Nov.7, the day after President Barack Obama was re-elected, the White House’s website received a...
by Jane Richey | Nov 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The day after Barack Obama was re-elected president, the emotions from the local tea partiers who campaigned against him ran the gamut. On Facebook, Anastasia Przybylski, co-chair of the Doylestown-based Kitchen Table Patriots, lamented, “What is the point pushing my...
by Jane Richey | Nov 12, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Provisions of Obamacare state that employees that work 30 hours a week or more will be automatically considered full-time and must be included in their company’s healthcare insurance program. Currently, the eligibility threshold for health insurance is a 40-hour...
by Jane Richey | Nov 8, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
On December 31, 2012, a large swath of the federal income tax code is scheduled to expire, an event which has come to be known as the “fiscal cliff.” Among the expiring provisions are the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts enacted under President Bush, a compromise on the estate...
by Jane Richey | Nov 8, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Congressional Budget Office officially reported on Wednesday that the federal budget deficit in fiscal 2012 (which ended on Sept. 30) topped a trillion dollars for the fourth straight year even though federal taxes paid by individuals increased by 4 percent during the...
by Jane Richey | Nov 8, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Now that President Obama will never face re-election again, it is time for the campaigning to end. Perpetual political rhetoric and promises do not matter any more. Action—and leadership—are sorely needed on pressing issues that threaten the United States. America’s...
