by Jane Richey | Jan 5, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Fifty-four House Republicans on Thursday reintroduced legislation that would terminate the IRS and replace the system of income taxes on people and corporations with a consumption tax. The FairTax Act, from Rep. Rob Woodall (R-Ga.), would abolish the 16th Amendment,...
by Jane Richey | Jan 5, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
More expense added to our already high grocery bills. This is one of the last bills that was passed during the lame duck session in December 2010 by a Democratic majority who had just lost in the November election: The two rules proposed by the FDA would require food...
by Jane Richey | Jan 5, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Scott McGrath lamented the fact that nearly two months later, many Sandy victims still need aid and Congress has only been able to put forth a pork-filled bill that will only partially help those affected by the storm. “He’s a phony. He’s a liar,” McGrath said of...
by Jane Richey | Jan 4, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who reportedly will leave office at the end of this month, is already responsible for spending and borrowing more money than any of his predecessors as secretary of the Treasury. The U.S. Senate confirmed Geithner on Jan. 26, 2009....
by Jane Richey | Jan 3, 2013 | Agenda 21, Politics
Manufacturers are warning car owners NOT to pump E-15 into any car older than a 2012 model because it will void their warranty! It is that corrosive! Watch the Fox Business...
by Jane Richey | Jan 3, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
A recently renewed wind power credit could face more scrutiny next Congress, as House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Wednesday that the credit is of “serious interest” to his committee. Issa criticized a...
