Archive for Category: "Economy"

October 11, 2013 07:25

What You Should Know About the Debt Ceiling

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned that the debt ceiling must be raised by October 17th, but do you know what happens after that? Most people don’t. That’s Bankrupting America put together a Debt Ceiling Briefing Book to answer questions surrounding the current fiscal debate.

October 11, 2013 06:30

The Rich (public unions) Get Richer on the Backs of the People

Dr. Leslie Heffez of the IL State Universities Retirement System, will receive a half-a-million-dollar pension in 2013 [and] more than $15,000 in an annual COLA

October 9, 2013 08:08

Obama’s Other Face On Debt

“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. .. Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that ‘the buck stops here. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.” — Barack Obama – More …

October 9, 2013 05:00

Terminator Ted Most Hated Man in America? or Spark for 2014 Rebelution?

“.. the fight we’re engaged in right now is THE most important fight for Republicans to win politically in 2014. You look at the past four elections, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012. Three of the last four were disasters for Republicans and they were years in which we stayed quiet, we went along to get along and we didn’t stand on principle.” More …

October 2, 2013 17:14

Median Household Income Has Fallen For FIVE YEARS IN A ROW

How bad does it have to get before we acknowledge that what we are doing economically is not working.

October 1, 2013 08:22

New Red Day Dawning

With all the stuff going on around us in the real world, this movie is all the more frightening.

September 27, 2013 05:55

Obumanomics: Impact of ObamaCare on Women and Families

Obamanomics is the term given to those aspects of President Barack Obama’s policies that affect the economic and fiscal well-being of the American public and the nation.

September 27, 2013 05:39

Obama’s War on Coal & Your Standard of Living

Obama made clear his animosity against America’s high standard of living based on low-cost electricity. [] he said, “under my plan [] electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket … “

September 24, 2013 05:58

Defunding Obamacare is Not Unconstitutional

It’s a dishonest law, and counts on widespread ignorance and indifference among the population.

September 18, 2013 14:45

The Need for a New Economics

Economic conditions can change overnight when power is dispersed and the surprises of human creativity are released.