Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert. Congress said, “Someone may steal from it at night.” So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job. Then Congress said, “How does the watchman do his job without instruction?” So they created [...]
This is what happens to tax dollars when Oblabla tries his socialist redistribution schemes.
But I would wager that the author of L’Ancien Régime and Democracy in America would be less than impressed with the extravagance and arrogance on display among the White House elites that rule America as though they had been handed some divine right to govern with impunity.
First Lady’s Trip to Spain Draws Criticism Saturday, August 07, 2010 By PETER BAKER, The New York Times WASHINGTON — A quiet holiday in a lavish Mediterranean retreat for the first lady and her daughter has turned into a bit of a headache for a White House trying to battle bad economic news at home. [...]
Sometime this year, we taxpayers will again receive another ‘Economic Stimulus’ payment. This is indeed a very exciting program, and I’ll explain it by using a Q & A format: Q.What is an ‘Economic Stimulus’ payment? A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers. Q. Where will the [...]
Amendment Slipped Into Health Care Legislation Would Track, Tax Coin and Bullion Transactions! Those already outraged by the president’s health care legislation now have a new bone of contention — a scarcely noticed tack-on provision to the law that puts gold coin buyers and sellers under closer government scrutiny. A stack of coins is [...]
Government-owned nonprofit entities are immune to the ruthless market discipline of being forced to please customers. The same can be said of businesses that receive government subsidies.
WASHINGTON — The Labor Department is ready to tell employers they must give gay workers the same opportunity as heterosexual ones to take unpaid time off to care for their partners’ newborns or loved ones. Two officials briefed on the policy changes said Monday that Labor Secretary Hilda Solis would announce the decision on Wednesday. [...]
Congressional Democrats Put Brakes on New Spending, Despite Press to Focus on Jobs President Obama has had two major messages for Congress in recent months: Keep the focus on jobs and the economy, and get serious about runaway spending. As national debt rises, new push to put focus on jobs and unemployment.His problem now is [...]