By Howard Rich — Fraud, waste and abuse in government will always be popular political targets, especially during an election year. But they are not the root causes of this nation’s escalating bankruptcy. Washington isn’t broke because the government is inefficient. It’s broke because it […]

Big Labor would rather have Hostess go under, costing 18000 jobs if a judge throws out the union contracts.  It isn’t about the employees, it is about the unions–and always has been. From CNN Money : The maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread heads to court Tuesday to […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Tuesday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : Happy Tax Day… Will you have to work year-round to pay the government soon? Do taxes matter? The tax code is more progressive and European than you think End the corporate welfare of the Export-Import Bank Buffett Rule fails in Senate Obama’s Buffett Rule: The art or political pandering Do you think the Buffett Rule will ever be enacted? European governments fail to learn from history A Banana Republic, unless you can avoid it Please do tell us why you think greedy politicians will protect us from greedy businessmen?

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MEMO FOR THE MOVEMENT RE: The reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States before the Bank’s current authority expires at the end of May. The Obama administration aided by politically connected corporations is seeking an extension of the Ex-Im Bank’s reauthorization and a […]

By Bill Wilson — $2.59 trillion. That’s how much the Obama Administration anticipates it will collect in taxes in 2012 .  Another $1.345 trillion will be collected by state and local governments, based on 2011 data by the U.S. Census Bureau . All together, that’s a whopping $3.935 trillion Americans pay in taxes on an annual basis — or about 24.9 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox, click here ! Good Monday morning, Here are the Must Reads according to Adam Bitely : IMF chief urges more U.S. ‘appropriate indebtedness’ Cartoon: “Happy Tax Day” 5 new ways the IRS is screwing America Forgiving mortgage principal invites more risk Decade of ObamaCare will cost taxpayers $1,160 billion! Romney and Obama agree: Power is good Internet freedom under greatest threat ever, warns Google founder Understanding why some people have lower tax rates GSA not alone in fleecing taxpayers A matter of principles Gas prices are complex, but not mysterious