- Repealing the income tax is what needs to be done. We don't need to reduce the size of government. Without money to operate as is, the government will have to reduce itself. http://www.populistamerica.com/blog/view/45511/income_taxes__the_real_death_tax?rta 16 comments politics
- The only practical way to get the U.S. back on track economically is to raise taxes on the rich and use the money to rebuild the country. But anti-government extremists have taken over the Republican Party and won’t let go. So, what can be done to save the GOP from itself? http://consortiumnews.com/2012/09/20/how-to-save-the-gop/ 35 comments politics
- Only Congress can rescue Puerto Rico. "Done right, legislation that would help Puerto Rico through its financial crisis would not cost the federal government any money." http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/opinion/sunday/only-congress-can-rescue-puerto-rico.html?_r=0 4 comments politics
- GOP Hypocrisy: TX state lawmaker campaigns against government spending. Then pockets thousands in taxpayer money. “If I knew it was wrong, I wouldn’t have done it that way." http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/firstreading/entries/2010/08/17/the_texas_house_is_now_in_play.html 10 comments politics
- CEO whose company got $2.3 million in stimulus money says he was opposed to it. Says, "... the stimulus did not save a single job here," then goes on to add, "One of our best customers placed an order as they have in the past, for a government project like those we have done in the past." http://news.yahoo.com/romney-criticizes-stimulus-factory-received-money-stimulus-232758936--abc-news.html;_ylt=akjceqc.t4ipb3h9yrmutjus0nue;_ylu=x3odmtnsaxbna3jybg1pdanub3btdg9yesbguarwa2cdymuxymzkn2ytmzcwny0zzjy0ltgxn2ytyjblztlkmwu0zdnibhbvcwmxbhnlywn0b3bfc3rvcnkedmvyazk4nzg5ytiwltrmodktmtflms1iymjllwuwnze4zmewmtlioa--;_ylg=x3odmtfvdnrqyzjobgludgwddxmebgfuzwnlbi11cwrwc3rhawqdbhbzdgnhdanob21lbhb0a3nly3rpb25zbhrlc3qd;_ylv=3 4 comments politics
- What Has Government Done to Our Money? For those who haven't seen it, the Mises Institute put out a fantastic short video series on monetary policy https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLALopHfWkFlGvgxFXosWmjzSGw95IFa1t&v=qIQg6TdJsgo 10 comments goldandblack
- Malcolm Turnbull defends surprise $444 million Government donation to tiny reef body...insists...nearly half-a-billion-dollar donation to private foundation with links to big resources companies has been done transparently, despite body itself not asking for money. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-03/turnbull-defends-cash-to-reef-foundation/10070556 80 comments worldnews
- Jan Brewer - "If people are so worried about the transplant patients then they should ask the federal government in Washington to send us more money." She would not explain to me what she has done with the nearly $200 million she was already given in 'stimulus funds' to spend on anything she liked." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/15/jan-brewer-transplant-cuts_n_796696.html 3 comments politics