Oil tax increase would help pay to clean up spills. Lawmakers want to increase the current 8-cent-a-barrel tax on oil to make sure there is enough money available to respond to oil spills. At least 6 million gallons of crude have spewed into the Gulf of Mexico since a drilling rig exploded April 20 off […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Private pay shrinks to historic lows as gov’t payouts rise Paychecks from private business shrank to their smallest share of personal income in U.S. history during the first quarter of this year, a USA TODAY analysis of government data finds. At the same time, government-provided benefits — from Social Security, unemployment insurance, food stamps and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
John Fund: The Obama-Pelosi Lame Duck Strategy – WSJ.com. The rush to recess gives Democrats little time to pass any major laws. That’s why there have been signs in recent weeks that party leaders are planning an ambitious, lame-duck session to muscle through bills in December they don’t want to defend before November. Retiring or […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Besides raising the retirement age for full Social Security benefits to 70 for people now 50 or younger, Mr. Boehner suggested curbing benefit growth by tying cost-of-living increases to the consumer price index rather than growth in wages, and providing benefits only to those who need them. “If you have substantial non-Social Security income while […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As the midterm election season approaches, new road signs are popping up everywhere – millions of dollars worth of signs touting “The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act” and reminding passers-by that the program is “Putting America Back to Work.” A look at where the stimulus money is going. On the road leading to Dulles Airport […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Subprime mortgages pushed by Democrats in order for banks to lend to people who have no business getting a loan. Owning a home isn’t a basic right. You have to EARN it and BUY INTO it using your own sweat equity like putting down some of your own hard earned money or you won’t respect […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While watching TV at the gym tonight, I noticed Newt talking with Wolf Blitzer on CNN so I switched over. For someone with so many good ideas, I could hardly believe what I was hearing from him. He kept avoiding calling his opinion on illegals in the US amnesty even though Blitzer told him that’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
He won’t do it. He supports lack of responsibility. Otherwise why would he support the occupy bs? These are his people. “I am calling on the president of the United States to cancel those bonuses and explain to the American people, the taxpayers who bailed out Freddie and Fannie, why he continues to reward failure,” […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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