by Jane Richey | Nov 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Exactly two years ago this week, the Obama administration announced it had issued more than 100 waivers en masse to a select group of companies, unions and other health insurance providers seeking relief from the onerous federal health care law. The Obamacare waiver...
by Jane Richey | Nov 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Obamacare directs states to establish exchanges through which uninsured people can purchase coverage. If the states don’t do it, the law says the federal government will step in and set up an exchange itself. The Obama administration has been trying to push the...
by Jane Richey | Nov 16, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
In a 74-page report entitled ‘Department of Everything,’ Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) outlined how $67.8 billion dollars can be saved by cutting non-defense spending at the Department of Defense, including $6 million on researching the science behind storytelling,...
by Jane Richey | Nov 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Governors across the country still mulling whether to plan their own health care marketplaces or turn the process over to the feds recently received an extension. They now have until mid-December to submit a so-called blueprint for how the federally-mandated health...
by Jane Richey | Nov 14, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
With the artificially low interest rates promoted by the Federal Reserve with Quantitative Easing and Operation Twist, there are winners and losers as well. By the Fed’s own admission, the purpose of the current monetary policy is to significantly reduce...
by Jane Richey | Nov 14, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Last week, Boehner proposed raising “revenues,” but not “rates”–the same position he took during negotiations on raising the debt ceiling in the summer of 2011. Then, Boehner had agreed on raising revenues by $800 billion–all...
