by Jane Richey | Aug 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Amtrak lost more than $800 million on its food and beverage services over the last 10 years, largely because of waste, employee theft and lack of proper oversight, government auditors have found. The railroad’s food and beverage service has never broken even since it...
by Jane Richey | Aug 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Great video. It’s a couple years old, but the message has not changed! “We the People” sends a message to President Obama. Click...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Sales tax holidays are gimmicks used by the government for political gain and to distract from real tax reform, according to the Tax Foundation. A total of 17 states have held or will be holding sale tax holidays in 2012, which is 2 states fewer than the peak of 19 in...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Subsidies to businesses in the federal budget in Fiscal Year 2012 cost taxpayers almost $100 billion, according to a new repor tfrom the Cato Institute. “That includes direct and indirect subsidies to small businesses, large corporations, and industry organizations,”...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Federal policies promoting ethanol are inefficient at any time, but they are particularly harmful to consumers in the midst of a severe drought. The EPA’s schedule of minimum targets for ethanol in the nation’s fuel mix, has caused some 40 percent of the nation’s corn...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
President Obama is attempting to convince all of us that everything is just fine and that the economy is heading in a positive direction. Well, the truth is that everything is not fine and things are about to get a whole lot worse. Certainly others should share in...
