The Ryan (and Romney?) Budget
The House GOP budget proposal for the coming decade (2013-2022), released yesterday, is a mixture of boldness and caution, principle and compromise.Resembling and building on last year's House-passed "Ryan budget,"…
Should seniors have the freedom to opt out of Medicare?
Problem: Seniors Aren't Free…
Obama’s Budget: Built for the Election
Democracy and Power 107: Counting votes Successful … politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease, bribe, seduce, bamboozle or otherwise…
Wyden-Ryan Medicare plan: ObamaCare for seniors
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) have just unveiled a new Medicare reform plan that purports to be a bipartisan “third way” that would give both political…
Ask Your Senators to Cosponsor S. 1317, the Retirement Freedom Act
Dear FreedomWorks member, As one of our one million-plus FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your representatives and ask them to cosponsor S. 1317, the Retirement Freedom Act.
The Entitlement Deficit: America’s Other National Debt
On May 16, 2011, the US public debt once again reached the debt ceiling (the legal cap set by Congress for how much the United States is allowed to borrow).
The Great Debt Ceiling Debate Begins (Get Your Scorecard Here)
The Great Debt Ceiling Debate of 2011 has begun, and FreedomWorks has published this handy scorecard to help you follow the action and weigh in. Here, on one page, is…
Obamacare Reality Check: Gov. Sets Doctor Pay
3 SEC. 223. PAYMENT RATES FOR ITEMS AND SERVICES. 4 (a) RATES ESTABLISHED BY SECRETARY.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 6 payment rates…
Unsettling Science in the Health Care Debate
Settled science rarely is. Except to those with a vested policy interest in the debate. True to form, a recent diatribe by Michael F. Jacobson of the Center for…