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Now or never: We must lower the corporate tax rate

Apr 01, 2012 Comments Off by David Schweikert

Last month was the 37th straight month of the Obama administration with an unemployment rate over 8 percent. The United States has lost nearly 900,000 jobs since the president’s so-called “stimulus” was signed into law. And it seems that each month, President …

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You Know You’re a Liberal If…

Mar 29, 2012 Comments Off by Burt Prelutsky

A friend recently sent me a list defining the differences between Democrats and Republicans. Because so many people write to me, insisting that they can’t see any difference, I’ll print out my slightly revised version as a public service:

(1) If a Republican doesn’t …

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Big Whiff: Details of Obama’s 2013 Budget

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off by Christopher Cook

Yesterday, President Obama released his fiscal year 2013 budget proposal. Unfortunately, this budget request doubles-down on the same failed policies which have made the economy worse under President Obama. This budget includes the most government spending in history, the biggest tax increase in American history, …

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Dems continue one-trick approach to governance: raise taxes

Feb 15, 2012 Comments Off

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, …

Historical pattern shows Obama losing?

Feb 10, 2012 Comments Off

Republicans should take a moment out from fretting about their choices in the primary and look at this. It’s from earlier in the week, but in case you missed it, it’s worth noting . . .

The three presidents since World War II who were …

Unemployment hasn’t actually fallen at all under Obama

Feb 09, 2012 Comments Off

That sounds like a wild thing to say, but here is the rationale, and it’s actually quite simple:

For starters, almost the entire decline in the unemployment rate over the last year has been ephemeral. The rate is calculated by dividing the people who do …

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

Feb 02, 2012 Comments Off

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 …

Five Things to Watch for in President Obama’s State of the Union Address

Jan 24, 2012 Comments Off

If President Obama’s past addresses are any indication, this year’s State of the Union will sound like a broken record in more ways than one. In all three previous addresses President Obama has delivered, he has called for more of the same failed policies that …

Unions fight for survival

Jan 08, 2012 Comments Off

When a boxing ref says, “Now I want a good, clean fight” there are usually a lot of people watching to make sure it happens. Generally, they are able to hold the fighters and refs accountable if it doesn’t happen.

Unions, on the other hand, don’t …