Stimulus Worked as Intended! (Guest Post)
The other night I attended a Republican meeting in Alexandria, Virginia, a suburb of Washington D.C. A candidate for Senator was speaking and I wanted to hear what he had …
Why the shutdown scares the petty vindictive little man Barack Obama
Despite the fact that the average federal employee earns $123,000 (2010 numbers) in salary and benefits while the average private sector employee earns $61,000, my sympathy goes out to those …
Imagine if Barack Obama gave you the $5,000 a year you’re on the hook for…[Reader Post]
I’m a huge fan of lotteries. It is one of the few taxes that citizens pay willingly. Spending a dollar for the prospect of winning a hundred million is kind of fun. And the fact that the state’s provide the fig leaf of responsibility by suggesting all funds go to support education makes players feel like they are doing their part to support the kids… Imagine, a way of taxing people that is actually voluntary!
Unfortunately however, most taxes are anything but voluntary, particularly those levied by the federal government.
The Debt Ceiling and the Democrat’s Xbox War on Poverty [Reader Post]
The debt ceiling talks fell apart on Friday as President Obama insisted on $400 billion in new taxes to pay for more government spending. Imagine if he didn’t have to spend those $400 billion over the next decade.
Is it possible that there is $400 billion of waste in the budget somewhere? Where might that be? How about amongst the impoverished?