Posts Tagged ‘ government spending ’

Thank you for your letter opposing the inclusion of abortion coverage in the upcoming health care reform package. As the father of two daughters, I share your deep respect for the sanctity of life and realize the importance of honoring one’s moral and religious heritage. I also value the freedom of all American citizens...
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Because crack addicts deserve government provided cell phones too. Otherwise how would they contact their dealers? Oh, by the way I get to pay for it. Thanks Obama! Lifeline Assistance is part of a program that was created by the government to provide discounted or free telephone service to income-eligible consumers. To help bring...
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In the special interest war over health care, the White House and congressional Democrats have the nation’s drug makers and hospitals generally on their side; the insurance industry, not so much. Now the bill’s supporters are making a play to lock in the American Medical Association, the organization that says it represents 250,000 doctors...
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Have you heard the news? President Obama inherited an economic mess from the Bush administration. You say that’s hardly news? But it’s been the message sounded over and over by the White House. Top Obama adviser David Axelrod said on one of the Sunday news shows, “He walked in the door, we had the...
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Persistent joblessness could pose political problems for President Barack Obama, who pushed through an ambitious $787 billion stimulus package in February intended to “save or create” 3.5 million jobs by the end of 2010. “We still think the overall trend is moving in the right direction,” said Christina Romer, chair of the President’s Council...
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Mr. Obama’s February budget provided the outline, but the House bill now fills in the details. To wit, tax increases that would take U.S. rates higher even than most of Europe. Yet even those increases aren’t nearly enough to finance the $1 trillion in new spending, which itself is surely a low-ball estimate. Meanwhile,...
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A great op-ed piece by Amity Shlaes in the Wall Street Journal responding to Paul Krugman’s incessant campaigning on why New Deal spending works. Unfortunately our President-Elect seems to subscribe to Mr. Krugman’s brand of misguided economics. Some highlights from the WSJ piece: The New Deal is Mr. Obama’s context for the giant infrastructure...
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