Republicans Need To ‘Throw an Elbow’ and End the Politics of Envy
A flat tax rate on all income regardless of source will shift the discussion to spending and end the politics of envyThere is a legend that after being knocked around…
Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill: All Pork – Little Relief
$150 million for Alaskan fisheries, $2 million to the Smithsonian to repair roofs and $8 million to Homeland Security and the Justice Department to buy cars. And that's just the…
Voodoo Economics Pt 2: Government Doesn’t Create Jobs
In a recent report, the Congressional Research Service revealed that welfare spending has increased by 33% under Barack Obama, topping out at over $1 Trillion annually.
Joint Letter Supporting Point of Order Against Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad’s Spending Limits
Dear Senator, We are deeply concerned that Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) is prepared to exceed the overall spending limit set out in the Budget Control…
First Tea Party Debt Commission Field Hearing Taking Place in Salt Lake City
This Thursday, FreedomWorks will host the first field hearing for the newly-formed Tea Party Debt Commission in Salt Lake City. The hearing will take place at Noah’s meeting and conference center,…
The Tyranny of Unintended Consequences
President Obama and the news media have attempted to create a narrative that points to a “broken” political system as the underlying cause for our economic depredations. Yet this argument…
Obama’s Shovel-Ready Fallacies
President Obama, speaking at a Chrysler plant in Toledo, attempted to highlight the successes of his bailout bonanza of the American auto-industry. “This plant directly supports hundreds of jobs right…
No Debt Ceiling Hike Without a Balanced Budget Amendment!
The bipartisan debt ceiling talks are likely to produce a bad deal. The rumored agreement between President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and House Speaker John…
Detached from Reality
By 2020, public debt in the United States is set to reach 90 percent of GDP, a line that many economists demarcate as when accumulated debt pushes an economy to…
Scorecard on Government Spending
Recently, President Obama reiterated the necessity for increased government “investing” in our economy. The way the President’s argument is shaped it seems like government has been standing out of the…