Chicago Boyz:
One of the biggest follies in the health care legislation is assuming that America is a “captive system” or a “closed system”. In these sorts of models (probably Hawaii is a good example) you can implement change and individ (Read More)
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias:
U.S. News and World Report's Bonnie Erbe came down strongly Friday on the $100 million "bribe" given to Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) in the Senate's healthcare reform bill.What makes this shocking is Erbe's consistently far-lef (Read More)
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias:
At this point, there should be little doubt that there is a concerted attempt underway to use the war in Afghanistan as a justification for punitively taxing high earners.Last weekend (noted at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog), the (Read More)
WSJ.com: Washington Wire - WSJ.com:
By Martin VaughanSen. Charles Grassley (R., Iowa) Friday refused a request from Dow Jones to release his personal tax returns.Sen. Grassley, the senior Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, has criticized several Obama (Read More)
The Swamp:
by Mark Silva As the Senate nears a vote on advancing to debate over health-care, Republicans are holding ground against a bill which they insist will only grow the government and raise taxes. They don't accept the $8 (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
While death and taxes are notable certainties, there’s another in the wireless world: make a 3G cellphone and you pay patent royalties to Qualcomm. But Apple may be evading some of the consequences.Analysts at Sanford C. Bern (Read More)
Perez Hilton:
That's what you get when you don't pay your taxes!!!Antwan Andre Patton, better know as the Outkast raper Big Boi, is in trouble with the U.S Government for apparently skipping out on paying his taxes.It has been reported tha (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
By Louise RadnofskyWashington Wire loves presidential proclamations, in which the commander-in-chief “by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States” declares a given time for a (Read More)
Perez Hilton:
Take note all you celebs cheating on your taxes: you maybe be smart, but Uncle Sam is smarter!Just ask Wesley Snipes, whose lawyers are desperately trying to have the court repeal their "unreasonable" three-year prison senten (Read More)
National Review Online:
In the 2008 presidential race, John McCain often dueled with Barack Obama over health care. Over a year later, Obama is in the White House and McCain finds himself back on Capitol Hill. The battle, however, continues. With (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Valero Energy on Friday said it's shutting down its refinery in Delaware City, Del. in a move that will eliminate 550 jobs. "The decision to permanently close the Delaware City refinery was a very d (Read More)
www.redstate.com: Latest blog entries:
Just a few absurd news stories I thought I would share with my fellow college undergrads this beautiful, yet chilly Friday morning…First up is news that the New York Times, clearly desperate for readers, is offering any colle (Read More)
National Review Online:
In May 2008, Chicago Public Radio teamed up with National Public Radio (NPR) to produce an episode of the show This American Life called “The Giant Pool of Money.” The episode garnered widespread praise and won several awards (Read More)
National Review Online:
Harry Reid offers the nation a mephitic Senate health-care bill that retains the worst features of Nancy Pelosi’s creation and adds fresh horrors of its own: It will force Americans to finance abortions and jack up some Ameri (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
The Senate health bill does without a new surtax on the wealthy that House Democrats' legislation includes, but Senate Democrats have their own taxes that are stirring controversy. (Read More)
DownWithTyranny!:
People who live in nice houses like this have pretty tulips-- and the clout to get out of paying their fair share of taxesThe battle over the Estate Tax is heating up again. The simplistic way to look at it is that the defend (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Employer groups are increasingly turning against the health overhaul, frustrated that the House and Senate bills raise taxes and won't lower health costs. WSJ's Janet Adamy reports.
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Stop The ACLU:
Eh, but what do they know? They’re probably all teabaggers and raaaaacistsThe latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 62% believe tax cuts are a better way to create jobs and fight unemployment. Only 21% (Read More)
Stop The ACLU:
Smoke and mirrors abound. Reid says we’re “saving” money, that Medicare is “saved” and that taxes aren’t being raised, but the truth argues against Reid’s obfuscations.Some points according to the CBO and the Senate Republica (Read More)