by Jane Richey | Nov 27, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Signaling the importance of pension changes in the coming months, the Corbett administration released a detailed report Monday warning of steep budget cuts if a way is not found swiftly to rein in public-pension spending. The 19-page report labeled...
by Jane Richey | Nov 27, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Washington is in a dither over the fiscal cliff. The cliff consists of roughly $500 billion in tax increases that will occur on January 1, 2013 as the Bush-era tax rates expire, along with almost $100 billion in automatic cuts in government spending resulting from the...
by Jane Richey | Nov 27, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
he U.S. Treasury increased the net debt of the United States $24,327,048,384.38 on the day after Thanksgiving, which equals approximately $211.69 for each of the nation’s 114,916,000 households. At the close of business last Wednesday, according to the Treasury, the...
by Jane Richey | Nov 26, 2012 | Health Care
The Obama administration faces major logistical and financial challenges in creating health insurance exchanges for states that have declined to set up their own systems. The exchanges were designed as the centerpiece of President Obama’s signature law, and are...
by Jane Richey | Nov 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Yes, there is a “Manatee Sanctuary Act” that, according to NBC News, makes it “unlawful for any person at any time, by any means, or in any manner intentionally or negligently to annoy, molest, harass, or disturb or attempt to molest, harass, or disturb any manatee.”...