by Jane Richey | Jun 29, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The first, and best known, of these seven taxes that will hit all Americans as a result of Obamacare is the Individual Mandate Tax (no longer concealed as a penalty). This provision will require a couple to pay the higher of a base tax of $1,360 per year, or 2.5% of...
by Jane Richey | Jun 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The Center for Social Inclusion contends that the “structural racism” pervading American society can only be addressed by means of political policies designed to transfer wealth to nonwhite minority communities. • Views the U.S. as a nation infested with white racism...
by Jane Richey | Jun 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Uncertainties are crippling the U.S. economy, and there’s a good chance Thursday’s Supreme Court decision will add to the problem. U.S. businesses are stacking up profits on their balance sheets, but they’re not investing in new workers and plants. The No. 1 reason is...
by Jane Richey | Jun 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Senate and House negotiators have struck a deal to combine the transportation reauthorization, student loan bill and flood insurance legislation in a package expected to pass by the end of the week, according to congressional sources. The package likely represents the...
by Jane Richey | Jun 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Members of the Senate and House today requested a Government Accountability Office study of the anti-fraud audits conducted by the Medicare program to identify and eliminate fraud and improper payments. Private contractors play an important role in Medicare’s fraud...
by Jane Richey | Jun 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The Philadelphia Police Department will receive more than $3 million in federal money to hire new officers, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday. The grant, part of $111 million in funding being awarded to law enforcement agencies around the country,...
