by Jane Richey | Nov 29, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The U.S. Treasury Department website states that voluntary contributions to pay down the national debt in fiscal year 2012 reached a record amount of $7.7 million, which is 0.00005 percent of the total national debt of $16,309,738,056,362.44, or approximately $16.3...
by Jane Richey | Nov 29, 2012 | Agenda 21, Politics
Morale for our soldiers is the lowest it’s been in decades. Instead of providing our troops with the best equipment and a decisive mission, we are sullying them with egregious rules of engagement, the homosexual agenda, sensitivity training, and other social...
by Jane Richey | Nov 29, 2012 | Health Care
Obamacare is being implemented, but only the easy things have been done. But everything the government itself was supposed to do has failed. Everything. These include: The CLASS Act. This feeble attempt to create long-term care insurance was thrown overboard by the...
by Jane Richey | Nov 29, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
From the Tax Foundation: The average federal tax rate for all taxpayers rose slightly in 2010 to 11.81 percent, up from 11.06 percent the previous year. The tax rate paid by individuals with incomes in the top 1 percent averaged 23.39 percent, while all filers in...
by Jane Richey | Nov 27, 2012 | Free Markets
Organized Labor: Despite gaining a stranglehold over the public sector, unions are losing ground in the private sector. This was seen again in the failed union walkouts against retail giant Wal-Mart. The idea was simple: Take a day of little news, create a big stink,...