Category Archives: politics
Rearranging deck chairs
Both parties, the democrat and the democrat-lite are spinning it as an epic win but “cutting” thirty something billion dollars (less than the fedgov spends in a week) is just pissing in the wind. A pox on both houses. Forget … Continue reading
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QOTD: How to impoverish a nation
Read The Whole Thing If you set out to design a policy that impoverished 80% of the citizenry and channeled a larger share of the national income to the top 10%, then this is precisely the set of policies you … Continue reading
Paul Ryan’s Plan
It’s not enough, but it’s better than the Obama’s impending disaster. And the Democrats hate it. Win.
SHUTDOWN!
Obama looks like he’s going to play the shutdown card. Will the Republicans cinch up their balls and fight for real spending cuts or will they cave in to the Democrats like they usually do?
57% prefer government shutdown
According to Rasmussen. A majority of voters are fine with a partial shutdown of the federal government if that’s what it takes to get deeper cuts in federal government spending. Unfortunately a shutdown is only political theater. About the only … Continue reading
About Damn Time!
In addition to completely eliminating the departments of Commerce, Education, Housing and Urban Development, and Energy, the budget also repeals Obamacare and requires entitlement reform. Entitlement spending alone now exceeded total tax revenue. This is simply not sustainable. There will … Continue reading
Jimmy Carter: Union Buster?
Yet another reason Carter is no longer the worst president ever. It is time to set the record straight and give Carter credit where credit is due: Jimmy Carter was the nation’s biggest union-busting president in the 20th century. Can … Continue reading
How dare you decrease the amount of increase!
From the still not grasping the concept department: President Obama announced plans earlier this month to cut $1.1 trillion from the deficit over 10 years. But one proposed cut is causing deep concern among mayors and other local officials on … Continue reading