by Jane Richey | Jan 22, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
President Barack Obama seemed to reject entitlement reform in his second Inaugural address Monday, even saying Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security “free us to take the risks that make this country great.” “We must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health...
by Jane Richey | Jan 21, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
During President Barack Obama’s first term, the number of Americans collecting federal disability insurance increased by 1,385,418 to a record 8,827,795. As a result, there is now one person collecting disability in this county for every 13 people working full-time....
by Jane Richey | Jan 21, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The number of Americans age 16 or older who decided not to work or even to seek a job increased by 8,332,000 to a record 88,839,000 in President Barack Obama’s first term, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the same time, the number of retired workers...
by Jane Richey | Jan 21, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
During Barack Obama’s first term as president of the United States, the debt of the federal government increased by $5.8 trillion, which exceeds the combined debt accumulated under all presidents from George Washington through Bill Clinton. The new federal debt...
by Jane Richey | Jan 20, 2013 | Politics
Four years after President Barack Obama promised to change the culture of Washington, it’s hard to imagine how his ethics, transparency and campaign finance pledges could have backfired more thoroughly. Even before the president solicited unlimited corporate donations...
by Jane Richey | Jan 20, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
retirement from Congress doesn’t mean Federal Reserve officials can rest any easier. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., is moving rapidly to assume the Texas Republican’s mantle, pressuring lawmakers to get a tighter grip on the central bank. Broun has replaced Paul in pushing...
