04.17.2012

Earth Day 2012: A Cloaked Celebration of Statism

By Adam Bitely — Each year on April 22, Americans celebrate Earth Day. While the “holiday” is dressed up as a day to preserve the Earth, it serves little more as a day to attack the benefits of capitalism and modern society. Does anyone really […]

04.17.2012

‘Greenbacks’ energy boondoggles versus real energy

By Paul Driessen — Having had it with $4-per-gallon gasoline and the Obama Administration’s squandering billions of taxpayer dollars on phony “green” energy schemes, angry voters have told their senators “Enough!” Their calls provided sufficient spinal implants in enough senators to defeat three proposals to […]

04.16.2012

‘Buffett Rule’ fails in Senate

The “Buffett Rule” failed to pass a cloture vote in the Senate in a 51-45 vote. The gimmick supported by Obama would have taxed millionaires at a 30% minimum rate. Don’t expect the issue to go away–the battle to keep taxes low is never ending. […]

04.16.2012

Must Reads for April 16

04.16.2012

Understanding why some people pay lower tax rates

By Rick Manning — The so-called “Buffett Rule” would automatically subject anyone who has taxable income above one million dollars to a 30 percent tax rate regardless of how that money was earned. But, it is based upon the hope that Americans fundamentally misunderstand the way different […]

04.16.2012

Obama’s disapproval rating threatens to swamp his campaign

By Rebecca DiFede — In a nation consumed by the upcoming election, leading GOP candidate Mitt Romney is coming ever-closer to overcoming the campaign king, our illustrious incumbent President Obama. And according to a Fox News poll , he may be closer than expected. The poll was pretty extensive, and gives […]

04.13.2012

Must Reads for April 13

04.13.2012

Obama’s quixotic wind program

By Rebekah Rast — An integral part of President Obama’s renewable energy plan is wind power. It paints a nice picture; towering fields of gigantic turbines on an open hillside or small residential windmills atop a house or barn all collecting power from the wind […]

04.12.2012

Must Reads for April 12

04.11.2012

Obama’s Buffett rule won’t create any jobs

By Bill Wilson — Any fair reporting of Obama’s Buffett rule would reveal it to be a cynical election-year maneuver that bears no resemblance to a sound policy designed to either improve the economy or raise significant revenue to pay down the debt. Obama’s tax-the-rich proposal, which […]

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