This morning, CNN headlined a group of millionaires who are demanding government to make them pay more in taxes.
Like I said before, nobody had to make them make wise investments that lead to their wealth. So why are they looking to government to make them pay more taxes?
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I’ve already said that these DC marches do nothing for those in power in DC. But organizers behind the One Nation rally didn’t even try to convince us that they represented the majority of Americans.
I mean, when you have to revert to an old picture from the 1963 march on Washington for Jobs and [...]
An Open Letter
September 24, 2010
Dear Stephen Colbert,
In preparing this open letter to you, I am literally fighting back the tears! It truly breaks my heart that so many people in positions of power and authority continue to make light of illegal immigration!
Are you aware of, and/or concerned with the fact, that American citizens and legal [...]
Welcome to Bizarro World!
“Public confidence in government is at one of the lowest points in a half century, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center. Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say they don’t trust the federal government and have little faith it can solve America’s ills, the survey found.
The survey illustrates the ominous [...]
USA Today reported on the recent release of the GAO (Government Accountability Office) and its findings on the effectiveness of the stimulus bill that was signed back in February of this year.
“The report says that as of mid-June, states had received about $29 billion of the estimated $49 billion in stimulus funding they are scheduled [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that worrying about the U.S. government’s finances “keeps me awake at night” and the country needed to start planning now to tackle soaring deficits.
In a pair of interviews on CNBC and Bloomberg television, Obama defended increasing government spending to prevent the recession from worsening, and warned [...]
Yeah. About that tax credit…
Most of y’all are gonna have to give it back!
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans enjoying their small windfall from President Barack Obama’s “Making Work Pay” tax credit are in for an unpleasant surprise next spring.
The government is going to want some of that money back.
The tax credit is supposed to [...]
Across this nation, folks from various points of the political map are getting fed up with the reckless spending. What really impresses me with all of these protests is that it is truly being fueled by the people, and not some 501(c)(3). I was glad to hear someone on the radio yesterday say exactly what [...]
From jump on this site, I have been making the case over and over and over again that rushed bailouts and various forms of stimuli of any kind is a bad idea. When Bush did it, it was a bad idea. When Obama continued the panic, I also said it was a bad idea.
What Gets [...]
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