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October 22, 2009
All Tricks, No Treats
With all the political tricks flying around Washington this week you’d think it was Halloween, but we still have more than a week to go.
October 13, 2009
The Stimulus We Need
Eight months ago, when the Democrats and the administration rammed through the $787 billion stimulus package, the public was lectured that the massive spending bill was needed to “save or create” jobs and stop the rise in unemployment.
October 6, 2009
The Future Is Here
Here’s another casualty of the economic downturn: Social Security.
September 29, 2009
The Sweet Tax
Advocates of the national health care overhaul scrambling to raise the taxes to pay for it have floated the idea of imposing federal excise taxes on soda, fruit juice, and similar drinks.
September 22, 2009
Does Washington Understand How Taxes Work?
Like all of the Democrats trying to push through health care reform with no way of paying for it, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) has been on a quest to find new revenue for his plan.
September 8, 2009
A Penny Saved Is a Penny Not Taxed
President Obama wants to make some changes to the current 401(k) regulations in an effort to make it easier for people to sign up for the plans and thereby save more for the future.
September 1, 2009
Projection Rejection
President Obama says that his health care overhaul plan will reduce costs.
August 25, 2009
Defining ‘Paid For’ Down
The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan coined the phrase “defining deviancy down” in a 1993 article for the academic journal The American Scholar.
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