by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Politics
As we all know, there are so many effects that abortion has on our society and the whole world. What seems to be overlooked is how abortion can hurt the economy. People make the mistake that abortion is solely a moral issue, and therefore cannot be related to the...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Historically, federal budgets have been about taking a lot of numbers that already exist — i.e., the baseline — and adding to them a bunch of new numbers that reflect the administration’s or Congress’s wish list. This is put into a large book that ignores entitlements...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
From PoliticsPA: The Sierra Club has launched a new television ad in the Scranton media market criticizing Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Luzerne) for the failure to act on the renewal of the production tax credit for wind energy. The production tax credit provides support for...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
George Washington told the House of Representatives in 1793: “No pecuniary consideration is more urgent than the regular redemption and discharge of the public debt; on none can delay be more injurious, or an economy of the time more valuable.” Washington also wrote...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Opponents have locked in enough votes to block Senate ratification of the controversial Law of the Sea treaty championed by White House and the Pentagon. The pact, which which would have created de facto rules for the world’s oceans, was heralded by Defense...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Politics
Treasury Department officials have been cited for soliciting prostitutes, breaking conflict-of-interest rules and accepting gifts from corporate executives, according to the findings of official government investigations. The revelations of unethical behavior at...
