Post Tagged with: "budget"

May 6, 2011 05:13

Ryan Says Politics Prevents ‘Grand Slam’ Agreement on Reducing U.S. Debt

[Ryan] said he believes that Democrats aren’t likely to agree to cuts to Medicare and Social Security because they are more interested in creating a political narrative that works to their benefit. – Bloomberg.com

May 5, 2011 05:21

Losing Faith (In The U.S. Economy)

A brand new Gallup poll has found that the number of Americans that believe that we are in a “depression” is actually larger than the number of Americans that believe that the economy is “growing”.

May 4, 2011 04:48

Will Conservatives Embrace Paul Ryan’s Call to End Corporate Welfare?

Here’s hoping that conservatives follow free-market principles. Having a strong, rational, conservative Republican party to counterbalance the strong, irrational, liberal Democrat party is a must for America’s wellbeing.

May 3, 2011 07:05

Seven Reasons Why Tax Increases Are the Wrong Approach

Each dollar of new tax revenue leads to $1.17 of new spending. No wonder we are broke. A video lesson.

May 3, 2011 05:06

Two Issues to Watch: Gas Prices or Raising the Debt Ceiling

Republicans only need to point to the price of gasoline and food. There is a direct co-relation between the rising price of commodities and the declining popularity of the president. Obama says there is no “silver bullet” that can bring down the price of oil. Republicans point at all of the administration’s actions to regulate and tax further oil and gas companies.

May 3, 2011 04:34

Washington Post Exposes Congressional Failing

I secretly hope that after I die that I can be reincarnated as a U.S. government program so that I can live forever, socialize with presidents and congressional leaders, and spend as much money as I want!

May 2, 2011 05:35

Is The Party Over?

The days of pandering pols dismissing concerned citizens as Chicken Littles are over. The crisis is real, the crisis is here, and it demands decisive action from both sides of the aisle.

May 2, 2011 04:35

Rubio talks tough on Medicare, the economy and the debt

“Our country owes $15 trillion dollars. Our debt is about to be larger than our entire economy with no plan in sight to reverse course on that”

April 29, 2011 07:34

Dr. Coburn – the president doesn’t have a plan

Sen. Coburn talks honestly about needed spending cuts to prevent economic disaster.

April 29, 2011 07:06

Underwater Mortgages a Threat to Recovery; Expect No More Than 3% Growth Until Housing Recovers

Should that be the case, the revenue projections of President Obama, Paul Ryan, and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office are all hopelessly optimistic with obvious implications on the deficit, on interest on the national debt, and on long-term interest rates as well.