Tax cuts are not necessarily a good thing. Why? Because most tax cuts are “targeted” tax cuts. “Targeted” means selected as deserving by politicians. Although morally superior to a subsidy, since a company is being allowed to keep what’s theirs … Continue reading
Obama is about to give his “State of the Union” address. His themes will reportedly be government “investment” in the economy, advancement of the “American family,” and a restoration of civility to society. Obama has declared that job creation is … Continue reading
It’s considered big news that the United States and China are forging “stronger economic ties.” The real news is that the United States even has the time of day for China. If America were still a free and prosperous nation, … Continue reading
Nine-term Rep. Steven LaTourette, R-Ohio, said Tea Party newcomers who are eager to slash federal spending will soon learn how difficult it is. “Back in Ohio, almost everybody says, `Oh, you’ve got to cut spending,— LaTourette said. “But then they … Continue reading
The thing about liberal socialists, or anybody who’s wrong, is that they hate dissension. Dissension reminds them that there are such things as reason, facts and logic. Case in point: Barack Obama. He recently stated, “What we can’t do is … Continue reading
I’ll be honest. I don’t place much hope in the new Congress. But here’s what I’m looking for and what makes me potentially hopeful for the future: The replacement of milquetoast Republicans with ones who actually stand for something different … Continue reading
Fox News reported: “As New York City finishes cleaning up the mess of the recent debilitating blizzard, it also faces allegations that union workers entrusted with cleaning up the mess of snow decided to stage a slowdown as the blizzard … Continue reading
Merry Christmas to the FCC In case you haven’t heard, Obama’s FCC has passed new rules requiring private companies who provide Internet services to submit to control under the government. What will government’s rules be? Those are yet to be … Continue reading
The U.S. Senate is considering ending, or at least reducing the strength of, the filibuster. The filibuster allows the minority in the Senate to prevent the majority from passing a bad bill, through delay or other tactics. Who wants to … Continue reading
Many people argue that the Troubled Asset Relief Program (known as TARP) is an example of government intervention in the economy being necessary. If government hadn’t intervened, the argument goes, the economy wouldn’t have stabilized and our severe recession would … Continue reading
And so it begins. Michael Copps, of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has suggested a “public value test” to determine who should, and should not, hold licenses for television and radio. Read this as: Shut down Fox News. But there’s … Continue reading
I’m against the idea of fighting “waste, fraud and abuse” in the federal government. Why? Because doing so empowers the lie that most of what the government does to its citizens is legitimate and reasonable. “Of course government should be … Continue reading