On: 12/06/2010 09:00:39 In: Big Labor ALG Editor’s Note: In the following featured column from the Wall Street Journal , John Fund exposes an operating plan from the Solicitor of Labor to unionize reluctant employers. The documents were obtained from Americans for Limited Government via a Department of Labor whistleblower: […]
On: 12/08/2010 09:10:24 In: Taxes By Rebekah Rast 71,684. That’s the number of pages included in the federal tax law for the year 2010, according to the CCH Standard Federal Tax Reporter. The number keeps growing with add-ins catering to special interests. And more changes are sure to […]
On: 12/09/2010 09:29:21 In: Monetary Policy ALG Editor’s Note: In the following featured column from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review , Jack Markowitz lays out his case against the Fed’s additional $600 billion of treasuries purchases, including ALG’s take on the issue: By Jack Markowitz The Federal Reserve is making lots of people nervous. Using “printed” money […]
On: 12/09/2010 09:31:23 In: Taxes By Bill Wilson Congress has a huge dilemma. As it considers whether or not to approve legislation that will prevent tax increases for all Americans for two years, cuts Social Security payroll taxes for employees, and extends unemployment benefits, it has to choose […]
On: 12/10/2010 09:15:06 In: Energy Crisis, Global Warming Fraud, and the Environment By Kevin Mooney Washington, D.C. media elites who are always quick to regurgitate the spin from far-left environmental pressure groups should carefully consider the counterarguments of government officials in underdeveloped regions of the world. Industrial activity that could help lift third world populations […]
Find out who Americans For Limited Government’s Don Todd says our “Big Government Bozo” of the week is. ALG’s Frank McCaffrey sat down with him to find out.
Today has not been a good day in the U.S. Senate. This morning, the Senate voted to expand the nanny state further through food regulations . This afternoon, they voted down a ban on earmarks. According to The Hill , 8 GOP voted against the ban: Eight GOP senators voted to preserve earmark spending, including Thad Cochran (Miss.), […]
A bill that is designed to give the FDA more power to regulate food has just passed in the U.S. Senate. The bill now heads to Obama’s desk where it will be signed into law. The bill passed with a vote of 73-25. According to […]
