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By Bill Wilson — In the 2010 elections, Republicans won an historic victory — picking up 63 House seats and 6 Senate seats — predicated largely on the mandate to cut spending and borrowing in Washington, D.C. Republicans railed against the Obama Administration’s proposal to take in more than $1 trillion in new debt every year for the next ten years , when by 2021, the national debt […]

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Tuesday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : U.S. poverty rate rises to 15.1%… The poverty of nations Is the GOP on verge of picking up Weiner’s old seat??? Sowell: Obama’s plan is lousy economics ‘Jobs act’ is another way of saying ‘stimulus’ Uh oh: Only 1.75 full time private sector workers per Social Security recipient… House GOP bill to rein in NLRB is just a start The end of Keynes? Crony capitalism 101 The phantom menace Higher tax rates on rich won’t increase revenues

This discouraging news from the Washington Post : The Census Bureau reports that the number of Americans in poverty has risen to 15.1 percent in 2010, a 17-year high. About 46.2 million people, or nearly 1 in 6, were in poverty. That’s up from 43.6 million, or […]

By Robert Romano — So addicted to credit are Europe’s most troubled governments that without credit expansion, their economies can no longer grow.  This is seen in Greece, where no longer able to spend more than it takes in, in the second quarter, its economy contracted by 7.3 percent . This addiction is […]

By Adam Bitely — Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) has introduced a bill in the House that would prohibit the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from forcing a business to relocate, shut down or transfer employment under any circumstance. This, in effect, would be a first […]

By David Bozeman — Whenever mainstream pundits identify a conservative as a Christian, brace yourself, the ax is about to fall. Even some right-wingers sneer that Rick Perry is Christian, and, if confrontation appears imminent, they all hide behind their solemn veneer of looking out […]

Today’s quote of the day comes from H.L. Mencken , who today would have celebrated his 131 birthday: “Government is a broker in pillage, and every election is a sort of advance auction in stolen goods.”

To receive the Must Reads in your inbox,  click here ! Good Monday morning, Here are the  Must Reads according to  Adam Bitely : Perry’s ‘Ponzi Scheme’ diagnosis is accurate Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme? Yes, Social Security is a Ponzi Scheme When entitlements meet Big Government regulations? The limits of the bully pulpit Barone: Obama’s pathetic jobs speech Stimulus II pits Obama against Reagan Obama tries again with ‘stimulus’ junior The crony capitalism of Obama Obama abused the public trust to fund pet solar firm Let’s look at Romneycare Strange: Venezuela’s Chavez turns to shamans to fight cancer…

By Niger Innis — The Environmental Protection Agency insists that its recent air quality initiatives will protect minority and poor Americans from pollution that “disproportionately affects” their health and impairs “environmental justice.” The Affordable Power Alliance is not convinced. We believe EPA needs to reexamine […]