by Jane Richey | Mar 3, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
really, is a balanced budget necessary? The answer will largely depend on who is being asked the question. Ask Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, or Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, and all of them will, in an almost Pavlovian reflex, respond with “No! We need government...
by Jane Richey | Mar 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Highly unlikely! From the Hill: “Yet no one has figured out the more positive corollary – how to harness the immensely valuable political space the Tea Party and Occupy movements have each created to help the economy and create jobs. There is reason to...
by Jane Richey | Feb 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
While Mitt Romney has only just come out with a new 20% income tax economic plan, after months of campaigning, Stephen Moore, senior economics writer for the Wall Street Journal, says Newt Gingrich’s plan is indeed the most pro-growth. According to Mr. Moore, Mr....
by Jane Richey | Feb 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Leading by Example and Reducing Spending February 2012 On February 7, I rose from my seat on the House floor and turned toward the center aisle to welcome members of the State Senate as they entered the House chamber for a joint session of the General Assembly. As...
by Jane Richey | Feb 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told skeptical Republican senators Tuesday that it is simply not possible to correct the nation’s fiscal problems without raising taxes. Geithner defended President Obama’s 2013 budget proposal before the Senate Finance Committee...