Someone tell Obama. higher taxes have been tried. They fail to grow the economy and create jobs. DUH! Stuart Varney explains how states that have lower taxes and business friendly environments are growing in population, their economy and jobs.
Archive for Category: "Unions"
Obama’s Tyrannical Union Point Man
Obama took his union pandering to another level, installing Griffin with far less scrutiny than Becker received. There was no vetting of Griffin’s background. He never went through the normal background check performed by the Senate. He never filled out the usual questionnaire, or met with any Republican senators. – NRO
Dem Congressman Tells Union Fox News Is the “Enemy”
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) tells the Communications Workers of America to switch on Fox for 30 seconds to see what the “enemy” is up to. Thompson has received over $100,000 in contributions from unions. Democrats like Thompson don’t want Americans to hear any opposing views.
Was Clint Eastwood pitching government bailouts in Super Bowl ad?
Flashback: “Overall, $1.3 billion will not be recovered from the bankrupt Old Chrysler, but Massad still called it a ‘major accomplishment.'” – CNN
Unions to disrupt Super Bowl over Indiana right to work law
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels responds to unions threatening to disrupt the Super Bowl. Daniels said the phone calls from businesses started as soon as the Righ-to-Work law was signed. He points out that nationally over 70% of Americans think workers should have the freedom to choose whether to pay union dues or not.
Rare Triumph of Freedom and Common Sense: Indiana Senate Sends Right-to-Work Bill for Governor Daniels’s Signature
The bill does not go far enough. What’s needed is the termination of all public union collective bargaining rights nationally. Cities and states are in trouble because politicians have been in bed with unions, driving up costs and taxpayers have to foot the bill.
Why unions are growing government
“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
You Lie! – Obama Claimed Credit for Saving the Auto Industry
Grandiosity, denial, and revisionism are all noted indulgences of the political breed. That’s why we should always be skeptical of their words and pity the partisan lemmings who mindlessly parrot their rhetoric.
Romney: Obama using “union stooges” to pay back big labor support
“He wants to jam through whatever he’d like to do without reference to the will of the American people.” Speaking at the Huckabee Forum in South Carolina Romney said Obama’s actions are “extra-constitutional” and the most egregious example is his stacking the NLRB with “union stooges” to do his bidding.
Unions force Twinkie maker into bankruptcy – will Obama bailout?
The parent company of Hostess that makes Twinkies,Yodels and other favorite snacks has filed bankruptcy blaming lucrative union benefits. Will Obama bailout Twinkies like he did GM? Will he give the company to the unions after putting in billions of taxpayer dollars like he did with GM and Chrysler? If not why not? Is the auto industry union more important to Obama than the Twinkie industry union? Are UAW members giving more to Obama campaigns?