by Jane Richey | Nov 1, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
From fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2011, according to the U.S. Treasury, the federal government increased spending on foreign aid by 80 percent and, in fiscal 2011, spent 76 percent more on foreign aid than it did securing the borders of the United States. In fiscal 2008, the...
by Jane Richey | Oct 25, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The U.S. Census recently announced that the number of Americans without health insurance in 2011 fell for the first time in three years, to 48.6 million. That’s a decrease of 1.3 million from the 2010 figure. Sounds like good news. But a closer look at the data...
by Jane Richey | Oct 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Health Care, Politics
Unless Congress acts and repeals Obamcare, big changes (more government intrusion) will take place beginning in 2013 – conveniently timed for after the November 6th election! Check out this two page info sheet — How Will Obamacare Impact You...
by Jane Richey | Oct 23, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
The top 10 states with the highest tax burdens as a percentage of state income are as follows: New York, 12.8 percent New Jersey, 12.4 percent Connecticut, 12.3 percent California, 11.2 percent Wisconsin, 11.1 percent Rhode Island, 10.9 percent Minnesota, 10.8 percent...
by Jane Richey | Oct 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
There is a good reason why Republicans and Reagan Democrats oppose tax increases and favor spending restraints: A dollar of tax increase to pay for an additional dollar of government spending costs the economy much more than a dollar — and that price is payable in the...
by Jane Richey | Oct 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
In 2003, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) famously denied that “the Federal Government is obligated to bail out people who lose money in connection” with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: “There is no guarantee, there is no explicit guarantee, there is no...
