by Jane Richey | Dec 13, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
From Congressman Tom McClintock: To understand the federal budget mess and the so-called fiscal cliff, it’s important to remember three numbers: 39, 37 and 64. Thirty nine percent is the combined increase of inflation and population over the last ten years. ...
by Jane Richey | Dec 13, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke chastised Washington on Wednesday, saying the failure of President Obama and Congress to agree on a deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff” is already inflicting damage on the economy. In his last scheduled public remarks before tax...
by Jane Richey | Dec 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
A recent poll from the Wells Fargo/Gallup quarterly survey shows that U.S. small business owners are growing “increasingly pessimistic” as the new year approaches, finding that 21 percent of small business owners’ expect to decrease their workforces in the next 12...
by Jane Richey | Dec 11, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
New legislation that jumps the death tax to 55 percent of estates exceeding $1 million threatens 526,421 family farms, of about 25 percent of all farms in America, according to a Senate analysis. According to the analysis from the Senate Republican Policy Committee,...
by Jane Richey | Dec 11, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Appearing Monday morning on CBS, Obama’s jobs council head and the CEO of GE Jeffrey Immelt said that one thing that “actually works” is “state-run Communism” in China. After host Charlie Rose brought up the “growth rate” of China falling from double digits to about...
by Jane Richey | Dec 11, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Health Care, Politics
As if the GOP and ObamaCare opponents did not warn Americans enough: news has leaked that ObamaCare will result in at least a $63-per-person fee for employers and companies alike. This is the additional cost to employers to cover employees with pre-existing...
