How radical Obamacare really is …
The federal government now runs the insurance market, dictating deadlines, procedures, rates, risk assessments and coverage requirements. It’s gotten so cocky it’s now telling insurers to cover the claims that,…
A Misguided Obsession with Inequality
Obama uses misleading statistics that ignore taxes and transfer payments. Faster economic and job growth is what the poor really need. by Robert E. Grady In his widely noted speech,…
What about jobs?
The country needs jobs, not more jobless benefits. Congress and the White House have completely lost sight of this. One blessing of the holiday season is upon us: The prospect that…
Rising incomes matter more than disparity
Economic growth benefits all. Obama’s focus on income brackets and disparity doesn’t create more growth, wealth or opportunity. It is merely focuses on redistribution. If President Obama is to be…
Obama Repeals ObamaCare
Under pressure from Senate Democrats, the President partly suspends the individual mandate. It seems Nancy Pelosi was wrong when she said “we have to pass” ObamaCare to “find out what’s…
If You’re Upset, Be Upset for the Right Reasons
by Peter Roff These days almost everyone has a blog or a column or a podcast or some means of participating in the national conversation that goes on daily about,…
Obama’s Disdain For The Constitution
by M. Northrop Buechner Since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, he has changed it five times. Most notably, he suspended the employer mandate last summer. This…
America’s aversion to big government
As the fifth year of the Obama presidency draws to a close, it may be time to examine the unspoken but powerful assumption behind the policies of the president and…
Record High Say Big Government Greatest Threat
Now 72% say it is greater threat than big business or big labor Seventy-two percent of Americans say big government is a greater threat to the U.S. in the future…
Here come the Obamacare taxes
First came the compliance burdens. Then came the expensive website woes, millions of policy cancellations and skyrocketing premiums. But if you thought Obamacare couldn’t be less popular, guess again. Here…
Washington Post: Three of 2013’s Top Five Lies Told by the White House
From the Washington Post: “… President Obama ended up with three of the most misleading claims of the year. But, despite the urging of some readers, his statement that “I…
A Remarkable Confession about Government from an Unlikely Source
by William Bennett and Christopher Beach The unraveling rollout of the Affordable Care Act has provided an excellent, surprising, and little noticed lesson in the failures of big government. Although…
GM’s CEO rejects repaying Feds for bailout losses
How many times did the Obama Administration promise that GM would repay every dime of the taxpayer provided bailout? And how many times have you heard the lie that GM…
Robin Hood Policies Hurt the Poor
by Nolan Finley President Barack Obama has some bad news for poor and working class Americans: He’s going to spend the final three years of his presidency attacking the income…
The Minimum Wage and Economic Reality
by Steve Chapman If you offer people something that is too good to be true, you will always find takers. Ask Bernie Madoff. Or ask Barack Obama. He recently proposed…