Category Archives: Economy

The Politico: The Rich Defending Not Being Taxed Out The Ying Yang Is “Whiny” And “Upsetting”

Personally, I’ll never understand the liberal doctrine to punish people for doing well, instead of applauding them and incentivizing them to pump that money back into the private sector, creating jobs and wealth down the food chain. Alas, it is not to be President Barack Obama plans to raise taxes on “the rich,” and he […]

Ezra Klein’s Prescription For Lost Government Jobs Is…..

Ezra Klein has a snit fit The good news: The private sector gained 64,000 jobs in September. The bad news? The public sector lost 159,000. And they weren’t all census jobs, either. Local governments fired 76,000 workers. In other words, this is the first jobs report in recent months that isn’t driven by census layoffs. […]

Obama And Democrats Continue Assault On Chamber Of Commerce

Remember the good old days, when politicians followed the spirit of the 1st Amendment, and did not attack private entities who used their God given right to criticize the government without fear of reprisal? That was the point of the 1st Amendment, both in spirit, and that “Congress will pass no law……” Enter the modern […]

New Democrat Campaign Issues: Abortion And Campaign Donations

Just a few weeks left, and some Democrats are running on ObamaCare, the Stimulus, and their massive spending. Just kidding Republicans have won points with many voters by promising a conservative overhaul of taxes and spending, but Democrats are working hard in the closing weeks of the campaign to convince voters that a conservative social […]

Now Dems Want To Use Minimum Wage As Campaign Boogeyman Against GOP

They won’t run on their record. They won’t discuss their votes for ObamaCare, the Stimulus, and others. They won’t talk about their non-votes for keeping the “Bush tax cuts” and a budget. Many won’t even say they are Democrats in their ads. What to do? Use the minimum wage as a scaretactic Now, Democrats are […]

Don’t Tell Cities The Recession Has Ended

We can expect to see more and more stories like this, as Obamanomics continues to destroy wealth. Here’s a pro-tip for all you little socialists out there: you can’t redistribute what people don’t have Across the country, a growing number of towns, cities and other local governments are seeking refuge in similar havens that many […]

Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Up 11% In 2010

How’s that hopey changey working out for ya? It’s actually not working very well for quite a few people. They can yammer on about the recession having ended in June 2009, but, consumers, citizens, the American People, just know that things are bad all over, aren’t getting better, and our lords and masters who control […]

Chumps Weekly Address Finally Address Jobs, Greenie Ones Which Don’t Exist Yet

Don’t worry, though, he slammed some people. Just not the ones he thought Over the past twenty months, we’ve been fighting not just to create more jobs today, but to rebuild our economy on a stronger foundation.  Our future as a nation depends on making sure that the jobs and industries of the 21st century […]

Snap! Stimulus Given High Marks In Report By…….

They just can’t help themselves The massive economic stimulus package President Obama pushed through Congress last year is coming in on time and under budget – and with strikingly few claims of fraud or abuse – according to a White House report to be released Friday. Shocking! The White House giving itself and A+ for […]

Obama Continues His Backyard Campaign Stops, Gets Snappy

Yes, Obama has continued his backyard campaign stops, partly pushing his healthcare plan (the only Democrat who seems to be doing that this campaign season,) partly whining at the GOP. You know, same old same old Arguing doggedly against returning Republicans to power, President Barack Obama told Iowa voters Wednesday that the GOP has been […]

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