American Cancer Society Attacks Me by Name Over California Tax Grab?

Oddly enough, a coalition of big tax hikers in California, including the American Cancer Society, has attacked me by name for daring to write about Proposition 29, a California ballot measure that will appear on this year’s ballot. Prop 29 will force Californians to foot the costs of nearly a billion dollars in new and […]

 

Grasping at Energy Straws

In February 2012 New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer called upon Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to request Saudi Arabia increase their oil production to make up for potential disruptions in the world’s oil supply resulting from Iranian saber-rattling. Schumer’s unhidden rationale was that such a pledge from the Saudis would drive down gasoline prices […]

 


EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Newt Responds to President: Let Obama Be the Saudi Oil and Algae Guy, I’ll be the American Jobs Guy

Republican Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich appeared at Otto Engineering in Carpentersville, Illinois this afternoon and had a few choice words for Barack Obama. Newt told the president than he can be the fantasy algae guy and he, Newt, will be the science candidate. Newt Slams the President as a member of the “Flat Earth, Sierra […]

 

Canada’s tax revenues steady as they lowered corporate tax rates

Canada: Corporate tax cuts, not stimulus spending From the: Daily Caller. Excerpt: The chart shows Canada’s federal corporate tax revenues as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) and the federal corporate tax rate. The tax rate plunged from 38 percent in 1980 to just 15 percent by 2012. Amazingly, there has been no obvious drop […]

 

Wouldn’t it Make More Sense to Mine Our Own Minerals?

The: United States teamed up with the European Union and Japan: in a complaint to the World Trade Organization against China over its rare earth export (REE) policies. While it would be nice if China would stop hoarding their minerals, wouldn’t it make more sense to start doing more mining of our own resources? At: The Enterprise Blog,: Michael […]

 

Obamanomics: Tide laundry detergent being used as currency in some U.S. neighborhoods

Didn’t this happen in Zimbabwe just before their currency collapsed? …Theft of Tide detergent has become so rampant that some cities are setting up special task forces to stop it and retailers like CVS are taking special security precautions to lock down the liquid. …Tide has become a form of currency on the streets. The […]

 



CPUC: When a Consumer Advocate Isn’t

The California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) is suppose to be a consumer advocate, it’s supposed to be a watchdog agency that keeps California’s public utilities in line so that they don’t rip off rate payers. Unfortunately, as the SF Chronicle’s Katy Grimes says, the regulator is instead responsible for a culture of corruption with the […]

 

Please Contact Advertisers That Dumped Limbaugh, Tell Them How YOU Feel

So far, 22 companies have pulled their advertising from the Rush Limbaugh radio show. They have done this, some because they are big dollar Obama supporters (like Carbonite), many more because they were pressured by a concerted campaign to intimidate them launched by various left-wing groups. Those of you that support Rush Limbaugh really need […]

 

Competition or Cartel Control? An Entrepreneur’s Fight for Fairness

How government uses its powers to regulate and license to act as a cartel for established businesses and to exclude new businesses Artist, veteran, and entrepreneur Julie Crowe wishes to provide a female-friendly vehicle-for-hire service for students in the Bloomington-Normal community, but her attempts are thwarted by city officials who insist students have no need […]

 

Gov’t Waste Watch: Former California Treasury Official Slams Prop 29

The opposition to Proposition 29, the nearly billion dollar per year tax hike slated for the June ballot, is growing. A new wrinkle comes from former California Treasury official Mark Paul who hit the nail on the head in an interview with the Los Angeles Times last week. It seems that another celebrity is barging […]

 


“progressive” Reporting on Scott Walker’s Recall Election

There’s so much empty, hateful “progressive” rhetoric in this “article” written by David Chalian it’s truly painful. Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor, braces for recall election, proclaims controversial law is working http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/scott-walker-wisconsin-governor-braces-recall-election-proclaims-120437772.html First Chalian begins his “article” with an openly biased headline (since once must not miss opportunities to repeat the “progressive”–the law is “controversial”–narrative) that […]

 

Chop Licking: How Obama Uses Falsehoods to Advance His Policies

Last week we all got a great lesson in how the left promotes a lie to make Republicans the enemy and this time President Obama was a chief participant. This is how the game is played: the left-leaning media establishment makes a claim about how rotten Republicans are and Obama then echoes the claim and […]

 


Who’s Offering Economic Solutions?

Given America’s growing national debt, now in excess of $15 trillion: http://www.usdebtclock.org/ A per capita government debt that’s worse than Greece’s: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/chart-america-s-capita-government-debt-worse-greece_631797.html Unemployment numbers “officially” listed at 8.5%: http://www.bls.gov/bls/newsrels.htm#OEUS Petroleum prices trending higher, adding pain at the pump for consumers while decreasing money available to them for spending on vital necessities like food and shelter: […]

 


“progressives” Don’t Care if Americans Suffer at the Pump

There’s widespread consensus in the United States that America needs to become less dependent on foreign oil. America’s growing, ongoing dependence on foreign sources puts her at ever-greater risk in an unstable world. This instability drives the costs higher. “progressives” who feel an overwhelming compulsion to immediately replace America’s existing carbon economy with a green […]

 

Would you trust these people with $1 billion?

If the members of the California State Legislature had to get real jobs, most of them would have been fired by now. Incapable of solving any of the problems that have crippled California, they instead fritter away their time giving perks to special interests and passing endless new regulations that have decimated California’s business community. […]

 

Happy Belated Third Birthday, Stimulus!

I knew there was something else I wanted to write about Friday. The 3rd anniversary of Obama’s massive, pork laden, campaign donor hookup entitled the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, otherwise known as The Stimulus That Didn’t. It’s rather strange that neither Obama nor any Democrats talked about how great Stimulus was yesterday (IBD) Without […]

 

Tyranny

Of late, much has been made about the current administration’s attack on First Amendment Rights. Attacks have been made on religious liberties (see healthcare mandate on contraception in religious affiliated institutions) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/us/catholic-bishops-criticize-new-contraception-proposal.html and freedom of the press (see White House and Media Matters coordinate attacks on FOX News) http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/12/inside-media-matters-sources-memos-reveal-erratic-behavior-close-coordination-with-white-house-and-news-organizations/ While it may be correct to […]

 

New paper on income inequality: Does taxing the rich hurt the middle class?

Here’s: an article: by Indian economist: Aparna Mathur. She writes (in part): In a recent: paper: that I co-authored with Kevin Hassett, we explored the effect of high corporate taxes on worker wages. The motivation for the paper came from the international tax literature (summarized by Roger Gordon and Jim Hines in a 2002 paper1) that suggested that mobile capital […]

 


Congress Reaches Tentative Deal On “Temporary” Payroll Tax Extension

Of course, many in the media and the Democrat Party (but, I repeat myself) are portraying this as Republicans caving. Pretty much because this is about the only thing that Obama has done that is actually popular, to a degree. Why removing money from the Social Security fund is popular, I’m not sure (Washington Post) […]

 

Obama’s Budget: More Tax, Borrow and Spend

The White House presented its 2012 budget Monday. A $3.8 trillion proposal which includes $1.43 trillion in new taxes on households whose incomes meet or exceed $250,000 (note: this is the new “progressive” definition of millionaires and billionaires), a fourth straight year of $1 trillion-plus deficit spending (which will require yet more borrowing), and new […]