10.01.2008
On: 10/06/2008 12:33:30 In: Taxes What do you call it when a government places an additional cost on the price of imported goods? A tariff. Proving once again that there is no limit to how far the Left will go to undermine the free market, a […]
10.01.2008
On: 10/28/2008 10:15:56 In: Energy Crisis, Global Warming Fraud, and the Environment By Isaac MacMillen Back in 2005, Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) lamented the “sharp spike in gas prices” that was impacting the nation. But rather than call for more regulation, he stated that “we must understand that high oil prices are not […]
10.01.2008
On: 10/23/2008 17:10:36 In: Economy ALG Editor’s Note: As ALG News has previously reported, the chief beneficiaries of the bailouts this year, whether it was the $300 billion Foreclosure Prevention Act, the $200 billion de facto nationalization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, or the $850 […]
10.01.2008
On: 10/23/2008 16:58:49 In: Monetary Policy “No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this Earth.”—Ronald Reagan, “A Time for Choosing,” October 27th, 1964. Yesterday morning, following on the heels […]
10.01.2008
On: 10/23/2008 16:41:11 In: Economy Some 70 percent of new home loans are currently coming from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (or what’s left of them)—which in other words means that they come from the government. Or to be precise, they come from the American taxpayer. The mortgage giants, now nationalized by the federal government just a scant month ago, place […]
10.01.2008
On: 10/23/2008 11:27:10 In: Economy “[House Majority Whip] Clyburn was not whipping the votes you would have expected him to, in part because he was uncomfortable doing it, in part because we didn’t want the push for votes to be successful. All we needed was enough […]
10.01.2008
On: 10/23/2008 10:28:23 In: Economy ALG Editor’s Note: As the economic crisis has unfolded this year, Big Government has consistently attempted to demonize Wall Street as somehow being the cause of it all. When government restricted oil supplies and pursued weak monetary policies, and traders responded […]
10.01.2008
On: 10/22/2008 15:25:32 In: Barack Obama ALG Editor’s Note: In her daily blog, Michelle Malkin cleverly chronicles the evolution of Barack Obama from community organizer into community agitator: Obama releases his “in-your-face” hounds by Michelle MalkinCreators SyndicateCopyright 2008 Warning: If your neighbor’s got an “Obama ‘08? bumper sticker or lawn sign, you might want to double-check […]
10.01.2008
On: 10/22/2008 14:41:48 In: Energy Crisis, Global Warming Fraud, and the Environment ALG Editor’s Note: As ALG News has previously reported, the spike in oil prices this year was as a combined result of global supply not keeping up with global demand and weak monetary policy. However, there was no shortage of politicians […]
10.01.2008
On: 10/22/2008 13:56:08 In: Big Labor ALG Editor’s Note: One of the ongoing detriments to public confidence in government is the damaging role that public employee unions often play through demanding unreasonable pay raises and benefits even in harsh economic times. And in the case of Bellevue […]
