In recent days, there have been some signs that the economy may be starting to turning around and some people may be tempted to believe that the stimulus bill signed earlier this year may be responsible for the positive economic news. However, many conservatives have argued against this point (including...
A new Gallup poll noted that although a clear majority of respondents (69%) still call the economy “the most important problem facing the United States today,” that number has decreased from last month. The article about the poll stated that “About two-thirds of Americans, down from...
When the stimulus bill was being crafted, many Conservatives said that a proposed bill should be "timely, targeted, and temporary." Instead, we had a bill passed that was not an emergency economic rescue as some have claimed, that was not only targeted towards the people that need help, and...
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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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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