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The Marketplace Fairness Act is a Tax Increase and America hates it
Proponents of the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) say that it’s not a tax increase, but merely a change in who collects an existing tax. That’s inaccurate. It is both a change in who collects a tax as well as a tax increase. A few questions for proponents of the MFA. 1. Will the MFA take […]
Continue reading...What is Big Government?
13. December 2011
Big Government shouldn’t be confused with Government proper. Government proper, limited in its power and scope to only those tasks which legitimately protect life, liberty, and property from fraud and criminality, is not Big Government. It is the foundation of a free civilization. Here are some definitions of Big Government from a few online dictionaries. […]
Continue reading...Why Congressional Earmarks Have to Go
23. November 2010
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Over at the Legal Insurrection blog (a wonderful blog that we’d suggest you read regularly) a poster suggests that people who oppose earmarks are “Sweating the Small Stuff“, writing: On one hand, the whole notion of earmarks and pork barrel spending encourages many impractical pet projects from doofy legislators. To see their ban would send […]
Continue reading...Obama Administration Laying Groundwork for Takeover of Internet. No Joke.
14. June 2010
President Obama and his FCC chairman Julius Genachowski couldn’t take over the Internet the first time they tried. Ever since the DC Court of Appeals stopped them the first time they tried to take it (they said it was not the province of the Executive, but the Legislature, to determine whether or not the FCC […]
Continue reading...Small Business is now the “Most Trusted Institute” in America
25. April 2010
If America is to return to greatness, it will be on the backs of its small businesses. Not just because we’re the most important job creators in the country, but because we’re also the most trusted group in America. Be proud, small-business owners! You’re now the most trusted group in America. Listen up, federal government! […]
Continue reading...Big Business and Big Government are Symbiotic
21. April 2010
Big Business always gets bigger when Big Government grows – because Big Government needs Big Business. Big Business also loves Big Government – its over-regulation kills off smaller competitors. They are symbiotic. The “health” of one ensures the “health” of the other. Tim Carney’s book Obamanomics does a great job spelling out how and why. […]
Continue reading...Cry your tears if you must, then sharpen your knives – the battle over healthcare is not close to over
21. March 2010
This post will be short, but we wanted to get something up tonight. It’s been a disappointing day, but while some are despairing we are not. The odds of overcoming a super-majority in the senate, a massive majority in the house, and a president elected by a large margin were always very steep. But the […]
Continue reading...“Senate Health Bill Would Up Costs for Millions in Middle Class”
11. March 2010
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A non-partisan study finds that ObamaCare will raise taxes on the middle class, a direct violation of his campaign promise not to raise taxes on anyone making less that $250,000 per year. The Senate health care bill crucial to saving President Obama’s signature domestic initiative will hit the wallets of a quarter of all Americans […]
Continue reading...President Obama – Really bad at math or shameless deceiver? (Probably both)
5. March 2010
At his recent health care press conference President Obama told some real whoppers. Among others, he said that his proposal “would bring down the cost of health care for millions—families, businesses and the federal government” and then added that it was “fully paid for.” And not only that, but it would bring down the deficit […]
Continue reading...We’ve Got to Ensure that the Senate and House Health Bill Reconciliation is Open, Public, Transparent and Televised
6. January 2010
We’ve worked hard to slow down the passage of the Health Economy Takeover, and we must do more. (Scroll down for the URGENT ACTION ITEMS.) US News & World Report is reporting that Democratic Leaders are planning secret health reform deliberations. Despite their claims to the contrary, the way that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and […]
Continue reading...Ben(edict Arnold) Nelson: “The art of the sellout: the secret is to pretend you tried.”
19. December 2009
Judas got 30 pieces of silver. Esau got a mess of pottage. Benedict Arnold offered to sell out his countrymen for cash. And now joining the long line of the imbecile pansy squishes is Big Ben Nelson. And for what did he sell his soul? Medicaid subsidies for Nebraska … all paid for by the […]
Continue reading...One in Five House Democrats Voted Against PelosiCare
9. November 2009
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I don’t see the MSM talking about it, but this was clearly the most important takeaway from the PelosiCare vote. Not only was it not bi-partisan, it wasn’t even close to unanimous within the Democratic Party. Divisive. Toxic. Political Suicide. Nearly 20% of House Democrats refused to stand with Pelosi and Obama. Or did Pelosi […]
Continue reading...UPS’s Union-Backed War on Federal Express is a Danger to Small Businesses
29. October 2009
If you’re a long time reader, you know that we often cite the United States Post Office’s war on USPS and UPS to highlight how Big Government is antithetical to free markets and prosperity. But recently, UPS has declared war on FedEx, in the form of Union-Driven rent seeking and the outcome of the war […]
Continue reading...On snitching and incentives; How Obama’s cronies in Chicago encourage bad behavior
27. October 2009
Just saw this news story today. Obama’s cronies in Chicago to Pay for Informing on Tax Cheats You dirty rat. Chicago and Cook County residents aren’t the only ones about to get shocking tax news; the city is debuting a “tax whistle-blower” plan that could turn neighbor against neighbor in Chicago’s business community. The folks […]
Continue reading...Why ACORN Fell Like Dominoes (but Domino’s Didn’t) and How Its Fall Could Slow the Obama Agenda
29. September 2009
Domino’s Pizza and ACORN share something in common. Amateur film released on the Internet rocked the organizations and threatened their existence. The way each organization handled its respective crisis exposed a lot about the nature and character of the people who manage the organizations and helps us understand that, yes, ACORN deserves to disappear and […]
Continue reading...Cash For Clunkers is a Modern-Day Version of the Broken Window Fallacy
3. August 2009
Cash For Clunkers is an economically unsound program that will only make the American economic situation worse. It transfers wealth from one group of people to another while simultaneously destroying real wealth and misallocating scarce capital away from its best use. To understand why this is, you need only understand the Broken Window Fallacy.
Continue reading...Corruption and Big Government Go Together
29. July 2009
If you’ve been watching the news, you know that New Jersey has recently been embroiled (yet again) in local and state-level political corruption. The Wall Street Journal published a piece yesterday that ties this corruption in NJ to the cankering influence of Big Government programs and policies and also highlights the malaise the state is […]
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19. August 2013
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