Sports Arenas Fail Taxpayers
Lack of transparency and ticketing policies that disadvantage the general public can’t be tolerated in a public facility. It should be a facility that works for the taxpayers, providing them every use and equal access, as with a publicly funded library or park.
The Debt Ceiling Won't Affect Social Security Benefits, Unless Democrats are Lying
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has been telling the country two different stories about the government’s ability to pay Social Security benefits during the debt-ceiling crisis. So which one is true?
Congress Tries To Lower Drug Costs And Raises Health Insurance Premiums Instead
If regulators seem confused about how to implement a health care program as vast and sweeping as ObamaCare, maybe it’s because they know how badly they’ve bungled smaller and simpler health care reform efforts—especially a particular drug discount program.
Why North America needs an energy free-trade zone
A North American energy free-trade zone would lead to energy self-sufficiency much more quickly, while dramatically increasing economic growth for all three countries.
5 reasons the GOP might win the shutdown fight
One week into the shutdown and it appears the predictions of an imminent Republican defeat have been greatly exaggerated—and they might even win.
Government Shutdowns Have Never Hurt the Stock Market
While government shutdowns have never cost the stock market more than a few points (and in most cases the market actually went up), the issue of the federal debt ceiling could have a significantly profound impact on the market.
Obama's Ignorance of Health Care Caused the Shutdown
If he understood his own law, Obama would realize that suspending the mandate has nothing to do with uninsured Americans having access to health insurance.
ObamaCare's Bitter Irony: It May Increase Number Of Uninsured
As various ObamaCare assumptions have begun to unravel, we should start to worry that we could have as many if not more uninsured after the law takes effect. If so, the lawmakers who gave Americans this bitter, multi-trillion-dollar health reform pill may find their medicine hard to swallow.
Why Democrats Should Worry ObamaCare Rollout Will Hurt Them In 2014
If Democrats aren’t worried about President Obama’s “Problems? What problems?” response to the multiple glitches and snafus of his ObamaCare rollout, they should be.
Keystone Has Been Shipping Canadian Oil to the U S for Years
The Keystone pipeline system has been transporting oil sands from Canada to U.S. refineries in the Midwest for three years -- with no major leaks and, more importantly, no major complaints from environmentalists.