Tag: taxation

The GOP Must Stop The Capitulation Carousel

Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute  says that the backdoor negotiations on solving the fiscal cliff  and reducing the deficit are irksome because our  fiscal problem is excessive government spending. Red ink is merely a symptom of that underlying problem.   Politicians…

False Republicans and Taxes

Andrew Napolitano When President Obama won re-election last month by a larger margin than even his most fervent supporters had expected, though with fewer popular votes than he received in 2008, most commentators initially opined that not much had changed…

The Fiscal Cliff In Nondefinable Terms

The biggest question we have to ask ourselves is there really a fiscal cliff or is it just the matter of a crisis too good to waste?  Is Obama really attempting to fix the economy or push his socialist agenda?  Is Boehner …

Just Like Thelma and Louise

According to Michael D. Tanner of the CATO Institute, America isn’t just headed for a fiscal cliff – we flew off it long ago like Thelma and Louise thanks to our out-of-control spending habit. Tanner writes: “federal spending is set…

Compromise Is About Mutual Concessions

It was only a matter of time before the GOP would  once again throw in the towel and toss aside any pretense of standing up for  their supposed principles.  We’ve been through this numerous times through the backroom concession deals…

13 Minute Video Every Voter Needs To See

This is an unnarrated documentary on Obama’s first term in office.  It cuts through  the rhetoric on health care, transparency, taxes, energy, fairness and the national debt.   If you are still wavering as to which candidate you will support on November…