“Public unions depend entirely on tax revenues to fund their pay and benefits. They thus have every incentive to elect politicians who favor higher taxes and more government spending. The great expansion of state and local spending followed the rise of public unions.” – WSJ
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Obama’s “green” jobs model – Spain’s unemployment highest in 17 years
Obama used Spain’s green initiative as a blueprint for how the United States should use federal funds to stimulate the economy. Obama’s economic stimulus package allocated billions of dollars to the green jobs industry.
Another “green” company Biden praised goes bankrupt
Ener1 joins Solyndra and a host of other failed ‘green” companies that received taxpayer funding and praise from the administration before going bankrupt. Instead of “green” it should be called “brown” because its flushing taxpayer money down the toilet.
You Lie! – Obama Claimed Credit for the Oil and Gas Boom
Obama’s anti-energy policies have had a chilling on oil and gas production on federal lands. Not surprising considering his energy secretary is infamous for having said “Somehow we have to figure out a way to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe” which were above $7 a gallon at the time.
Obama kills Keystone pipeline – and jobs
Calling congress’ bluff on the Keystone XL pipeline Obama has said no because 60 days is not enough time for a new environmental impact study. The answer was always no. Congress just forced him to say it before the election.
Obama’s jobs council pushes GOP ideas – Obama balks
Like his debt commission Obama’s jobs council will be ignored because it does not fit his ideological game plan for redistribution and more government control.
What Will It Take?
We ARE engaged in a great civil war, a war to determine if our great Republic will survive as a nation of FREE people or become slaves to a debt ridden socialist oligarchy. Will we be a nation of liberty, a nation of equal opportunity, a nation of self-reliance and self responsibility?
Or will we become a nation of dependent parasites living off the fruits of our fellow citizens’ labors by the force of a tyrannical nanny state?
Change for the worse – Jobless Claims Rise to 6-Week High, Retail Weak
Some foolish Americans voted for hope and change in 2008. What they got was false hope and change for the worse. Let’s not let it happen again.
Obama reelection, economic collapse top fears
Are they related? Two different surveys show one third of Americans fear an Obama reelection and two thirds fear an economic collapse.
Iran oil threats to hurt economy – $5 gas?
While Obama delays the American oil pipeline and drilling for domestic oil the threats from Iran are expected to drive up the price of gasoline and oil. Thank an environmentalist wacko and Obama for $5 gas.