by Jane Richey | Nov 21, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Over the past several weeks, the overall stock market has resembled a roller coaster — down up, down up and then a quick drop. That is the case no matter which major market index we look at. The only real difference among the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P...
by Jane Richey | Nov 20, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Pennsylvanians will face billions of dollars in higher taxes unless Congress acts by the end of the year to defuse a threatening combination of tax increases and spending cuts contained in the so-called “fiscal cliff.” A recent report by the state’s Independent Fiscal...
by Jane Richey | Nov 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
THE FISCAL CLIFF: Fresh off a meeting of the National Governors Association, where the combination of mandatory spending cuts and tax increases was a topic of discussion, Corbett said he finds the prospect “frightening,” because it means the potential loss...
by Jane Richey | Nov 18, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Agree to increase income tax rates for those making over $250,000; however, instead of trusting the government will actually pay down the debt with the additional money, legislate that three things: 1) The $823 billion estimated 10 year revenue is all put toward...
by Jane Richey | Nov 17, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
President Obama’s proposed tax hike on the top 2% of incomes will do next to nothing to close our chronic budget deficits, now running more than $1 trillion a year. But it will have a major impact on one struggling part of our economy: small business. In his...
