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Fixing Ohio

March 25, 2011

Before we get around to fixing Ohio, we have to identify Ohio's problems. 1) Ohio has an $8 billion budget shortfall. Here's how the Cleveland Plain Dealer described the problem last March: COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state of Ohio is steering straight toward a cliff. At the bottom of that cliff is a hole nearly [...]

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Who Speaks For The Taxpayers ?

February 19, 2011

If you want to know why it's so difficult to reign in government spending, look no further than Wisconsin. That state faces a $3.6 billion budget deficit over two years, and to help balance the budget, Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker is trying to pass legislation that asks public employees to contribute a small portion [...]

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Wisconsin Democrats Hold Democracy Hostage

February 18, 2011

Newly elected Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) took office facing an $8 billion state budget shortage. In addition to winning the governorship, Republicans also won lots of seats in Wisconsin's state legislature during last fall's elections, giving the GOP effective control of state government. That's the way democracy goes, somebody wins and somebody loses. In [...]

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GOP Plans Attack

January 3, 2011

When the new Congress convenes, the GOP-led House is planning to move on several fronts. 1. They are going to try to repeal ObamaCare: The new Republican-controlled House plans to schedule a vote to repeal the sweeping health care overhaul before President Barack Obama delivers his annual State of the Union address late this month, [...]

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Omnibus Bill: Congress Lame To The Bitter End

December 16, 2010

A recent Gallup poll showed Congress had only a 13% approval rating. I am shocked. 13% actually approve of Congress ??? Who are these people ??? Have they been living under rocks ??? This is a Congress that increased federal spending by trillions during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Tax revenue will [...]

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Deficit Commission Crashes And Burns

December 3, 2010

President Obama announced the formation of a deficit commission last february to address the federal government's addiction to spending tons more money than it takes in. This addiction has become so serious that we now have annual deficits over a trillion dollars and a federal debt of $14 trillion. The addiction is so serious that [...]

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The Preliminary Deficit Commission Report

November 11, 2010

We finally have a preliminary report from Obama's Deficit Commission, and…it doesn't eliminate the deficit. Well, shucks. What it does do is propose $4 trillion in deficit reduction over 10 years (Obama's budgets are projected to add $9-10 trillion in debt over 10 years). The Deficit Commission is proposing $2 trillion in spending cuts, $1 [...]

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Everything But The Truth

July 19, 2010

President Obama's 2010 federal budget request had a name. It was titled 'A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise.' I'm not kidding. The President actually promoted a budget with a designed annual deficit of well over a trillion dollars as A New Era Of Responsibility. I doubt even George Orwell ever dreamed up anything [...]

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Pay-Go, We Hardly Knew Ye

February 18, 2010

Six days ago, President Obama signed Pay-Go legislation into law. Pay-Go required that federal spending be paid for, in order to stop the spiraling federal budget deficits and debt. A worthy notion, but we should have suspected something was amiss when the Pay-Go legislation also included a provision to raise the debt ceiling to $14.2 [...]

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The Latest Obama Talking Points

February 2, 2010

In his friday meeting with House Republicans, President Obama made the following statement: "The fact of the matter is, is that when we came into office, the deficit was $1.3 trillion. $1.3 trillion. So — so when you say that suddenly I've got a monthly budget that is higher than the annual — or a [...]

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Let's Pretend – Obama Is A Moderate

January 27, 2010

The official proclamation from the media is that President Obama is a moderate now, after word came from the White House that Obama will propose a three-year federal spending freeze in tonight's State Of The Union address. The official proclamation claims that the President got the message from the Massachusetts senatorial election, and now he's [...]

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Happy Cost Of Government Day !

August 12, 2009

Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) computed the day of the year when all the costs of government at all levels are paid for. ATR calls it Cost Of Government Day. This year, that day fell on August 12, 2009. It has taken from January 1st until now to pay for all the costs of federal, [...]

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