The Texas legislative session just ended (it convenes only once every 2 years) and the lists of accomplishments are being collected and compiled. In 2008, Texas created more jobs than the other 49 states combined. In fact, over 50% of the jobs created in 2008 were created in the state of Texas. Texas...
It’s A Stimulus Stupid! Part Two! Last week when I left all you wonderful viewers we were talking about the alternative minimum tax increase found in the American Recover and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Now it is our duty to move on and uncover more of the nonsense that was passed off as “stimulating...
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Are we going to let Barack Obama get away with such a bogus, self-righteous statement : "We can no longer afford to spend as if deficits don't matter and waste is not our problem," [Obama] said. "We can no longer afford to leave the hard choices for the next budget, the next administration...
Chances are if you are reading this, you are familiar with the American Recover and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It is the shining star of the Barack Obama administration in its first hundred days or so. The Act includes federal tax relief, expansion of unemployment benefits and other social welfare provisions...
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One of the oldest tricks in the books employed by government budget writers is to adjust revenues upward to account for higher-than-prudent spending rather than to make difficult but necessary cuts. This sleight of hand requires a cheerful view of the state of the economy. Today’s news that the...