by Jane Richey | Feb 8, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
So far this calendar year, the Federal Reserve has bought up more U.S. government debt than the U.S. Treasury has issued. On Dec. 31, the total debt of the U.S. government was $16.4327 trillion and then-Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced that the government had...
by Jane Richey | Feb 8, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
In a move intended to intensify pressure on Congress to prevent looming spending cuts set for March 1, White House officials told reporters the cuts would hamper law enforcement, hurt federal education programs, withhold mental health services and furlough thousands...
by Jane Richey | Feb 8, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The latest Gallup Poll indicates that many American small-business owners are anything but optimistic when it comes to the way the Obama administration is leading the nation. In fact, they’re downright fearful. According to the recently released Wells...