AMERICAN ISSUES PROJECT

  • Dem's Cap and Trade Bill Is a 3.6 Trillion Dollar Gas Tax Too

    Democrats know their cap and trade energy legislation will cripple the US economy. Barack Obama admitted this on the campaign trail in 2008 saying the program "would cause energy prices to skyrocket." Obama also promised an audience of supporters that cap and trade would bankrupt the coal industry...
    by Jim Hoft on Oct 27 2009, 08:28 AM
  • If You Think It's Hard to See Your Doctor Today Wait Until Government Is In Charge

    Is there a doctor in the house? How about a nurse practitioner? If you think it is difficult to get in to see your doctor today just wait until Obamacare is passed. With the current Congressional plans to nationalize health care the democrats are looking to make severe doctor shortage even worse. The...
    by Jim Hoft on Oct 12 2009, 11:01 PM
  • If You Like Waiting in Long Lines You'll Love Obamacare

    If the US goes the way of Canada be prepared for long waiting lines. Last week the Independence Institute held a 'Real Canadian Health Care Field Trip' in Vancouver, Canada. This field trip to Canada last week allowed American journalists to speak with ordinary Canadians who have lived under...
    by Jim Hoft on Oct 05 2009, 11:01 PM
  • Arguing With Dictionaries Won't Win Over Obamacare Critics

    On Sunday President Obama set a record by visiting five talk shows to push his proposed health care overhaul. After an initial bump in support for his plan following his address to Congress in early September fifty-six percent of voters nationwide now oppose the rationed health care plan proposed by...
    by Jim Hoft on Sep 21 2009, 11:01 PM
  • Who Should Really Be Apologizing for Wednesday's Health Care Speech?

    If Representative Joe Wilson was asked to apologize for his remarks during President Obama's speech last Wednesday to Congress, should the president have to apologize for his remarks, too? Joe Wilson rudely interrupted President Obama calling him a liar. On the other hand, Barack Obama misrepresented...
    by Jim Hoft on Sep 15 2009, 08:00 AM
  • Disastrously Timed Minimum Wage Hikes Hit Teens the Hardest

    Teenagers looking for work this summer were out of luck. The teen unemployment rate rose to a record high of 25.5 percent in August of this year, up from 23.8 percent in July. This was more than ten points higher than the record 9.7 percent national unemployment rate announced this month. The teenage...
    by Jim Hoft on Sep 07 2009, 11:05 PM
  • Beware of the Bogus US Health Care Bashing Studies

    August was a brutal month for democrats. The economy continued to decline. The unemployment rate hovered at 9.5 percent. The 2010 budget deficit forecast was revised up by a whopping 19 percent to $1.5 trillion. The stimulus did not snap the economy out of its recession as promised. The Congressional...
    by Jim Hoft on Aug 31 2009, 11:05 PM
  • Canada’s Top Doctors Pan Their Non-Competitive Nationalized System

    On Thursday August 20, Dr. Brian Day , the former President of the Canadian Medical Association dropped a bomb on Obamacare during his interview with Bill O'Reilly. The former top Canadian doctor shed some light on what Americans can expect from a government run health care rationing scheme. The...
    by Jim Hoft on Aug 24 2009, 11:05 PM
  • Cutting Costs To Include Cutting Addicts & the Elderly?

    "Canada's top doctor: The health care system is 'imploding'." That was the headline on the Drudge Report this past Sunday. Canadian top doctors are meeting this week in Saskatoon. Their primary objective will be to find ways to fix the broken and imploding Canadian health care system...
    by Jim Hoft on Aug 17 2009, 11:05 PM
  • Feckless Administration Ignores Economic Blueprint For Success

    President Bush announced in October 2007 that because of increased tax revenues as a result of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 the national deficit was lower than the average of the past forty years. The Bush Administration celebrated the news at the White House website that...
    by Jim Hoft on Aug 10 2009, 11:01 PM
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