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Dems continue one-trick approach to governance: raise taxes

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off by

Dems Reject Spending Cuts in Payroll Tax Talks, Insist on Job-Threatening Tax Hikes

In their joint statement regarding payroll tax cut negotiations, Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor, and Whip McCarthy note that “Republicans have attempted to reach an agreement and negotiated in good faith for months, …

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Bad news from the CBO on taxes, jobs, and wages

Feb 02, 2012 Comments Off by

In the previous post, we pointed out how the Republicans made some strides in slowing spending. That was good news, but it’s not all good news.

First, the taxes. According to the CBO . . .

Taxes Will ‘Shoot Up by More Than 30 …

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Republicans make great strides in slowing spending (Rome wasn’t built in a day)

Feb 02, 2012 Comments Off by

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic Outlook, the annual report that gives taxpayers a sense of the government burden to come. While this normally presents pretty dismal news, one major breakthrough in this year’s report is important:

Thanks to the efforts …

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Why Do Democrats Oppose a Pay Freeze for Federal Bureaucrats & Members of Congress?

Feb 01, 2012 Comments Off

House Republicans will vote this week on H.R. 3835, legislation by Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI)that extends the pay freeze for federal bureaucrats, Members of Congress, and Congressional staff through 2013.

Democrats have voiced opposition to freezing salaries again, and President Obama actually wants …

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Debt Vote an Indictment of Obama’s Reckless Spending Binge

Jan 17, 2012 Comments Off

This week the House of Representatives will vote on a resolution to disapprove of the Obama administration’s request for an increase in the nation’s debt ceiling – another “sign of leadership failure,” in the president’s own words.

The vote itself is an indictment of the …

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