by: Diane Benjamin It’s easy, but I’ve never heard anybody say it! Since Congress doesn’t have a current budget, it has operated under the 2009 budget. The 2009 budget was the largest in history! Obviously the Democrats have no intention of cutting spending. So, instead of passing the House budgets, or even discussing them, they pass Continuing Resolutions […]
by: Diane Benjamin The recent horror at Sandy Hook Elementary is bringing back talk of banning guns. People who say a gun is the best defense against a gun aren’t well received by people wanting to ban them. If you have never shot a gun, I understand the apprehension. If you have been trained in gun […]
The left is outraged that 166 men are deprived of their freedom at Gitmo. They want it closed now: Act to Close the Internment Camp at Guantánamo on its Grim 11th Anniversary Dear CCR Supporter, January 11, 2013 marks the grim eleventh anniversary of the opening of the internment camp at Guantánamo Bay, where 166 men […]
Editor’s note: Getting accurate news takes getting it from another country. Don’t miss the comments. Middle-class workers will take a bigger hit to their income proportionately than those earning between $200,000 and $500,000 under the new fiscal cliff deal, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. Earners in the latter group will pay an average […]
by: Diane Benjamin Below is the amount of interest paid per year by the federal government-per the Treasury Department website: http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/ir/ir_expense.htm Debt figures are inflation adjusted: http://home.adelphi.edu/sbloch/deficits.html The Interest Rate paid (APR) was estimated based on the amount paid and total debt. Interest paid Total Debt […]
Anyone who doesn’t think that this is the future of government run healthcare just hasn’t been paying attention. The UK is our future. Once Obamacare fails and the liberals and Democrats convince the American people that government run single-payer is the way to go, here’s what you can expect: Up to 60,000 patients die on the Liverpool Care Pathway each […]
Many businesses plan to bring on more part-time workers next year, trim the hours of full-time employees or curtail hiring because of the new health care law, human resource firms say. Their actions could further dampen job growth, which already is threatened by possible federal budget cutbacks resulting from the tax increases and spending cuts […]
“All men are created equal” is the creed that makes a diverse nation possible. But a flaw was built into the original construction, which is open to multiple interpretations, including destructive ones. The most destructive of these is the idea that government can and should “level the playing field”. Obviously, all people are not created equal but are born with disparate abilities and characteristics. […]
