by Jane Richey | Feb 25, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
From the Wall Street Journal: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday joined a parade of retailers, restaurants and consumer-goods companies worried about the economic impact of the recently restored federal payroll tax that has left Americans with less money to spend. The...
by Jane Richey | Feb 25, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
President Obama on Monday asked the nation’s governors to help pressure Congress to strike a deal to avert the looming sequester cuts set to hit at the end of the month. “While you are in town I hope you speak with your congressional delegation and remind...
by Jane Richey | Feb 25, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care
Here’s a trend you’ll be reading more about: part-time “job sharing,” not only within firms but across different businesses. It’s already happening across the country at fast-food restaurants, as employers try to avoid being punished by...
by Jane Richey | Feb 25, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
Trying to head off the looming sequestration budget cuts (most of which aren’t cuts at all), President Obama yesterday released a guide of how each state will be affected. He’s putting particular emphasis on education cuts. As the Washington Post darkly warns, “The...