by Jane Richey | Jan 9, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
The Department of Transportation is proposing new regulations that would require hybrid and electric cars to make more noise when their engines are running. The rules are designed to make it easier for pedestrians to hear the quiet automobiles when they are...
by Jane Richey | Jan 9, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The United States could face a debt-ceiling crisis as early as mid-February, according to an expert report out Monday. The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) estimates that the nation will begin defaulting on its payment obligations between Feb. 15 and March 1, unless...
by Jane Richey | Jan 9, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
With President Obama back in office and his life-saving “fiscal cliff” bill jammed through Congress, the new year has brought a surprising turn of events for his sycophantic supporters. “What happened that my Social Security withholding’s in my paycheck just went up?”...
by Jane Richey | Jan 8, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care, Politics
Here’s a list of 13 tax increases which began on January 1, 2013: 1.) Payroll Tax 2.) Top Marginal Tax Rate 3.) Phase out of personal exemption 4.) Phase out of itemized deductions 5.) Tax rate on investments 6.) Death Tax 7.) Taxes on business investment Tax...
by Jane Richey | Jan 8, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The Tax Foundation has debunked an influential report by the Congressional Research Service which claimed that economic growth is not harmed by high tax rates. The September 2012 report, “Taxes and the Economy: An Economic Analysis of the Top Tax Rates Since 1945,”...
by Jane Richey | Jan 7, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Welfare recipients took out cash at bars, liquor stores, X-rated video shops, hookah parlors and even strip clubs — where they presumably spent their taxpayer money on lap dances rather than diapers, a Post investigation found. A database of 200 million Electronic...
