“Figures don’t lie but liars can figure,” once a term reserved for finance nerds now rings true as Democrats continue their campaign for a socialized health care system. Flooded with impractical strategies and inflated calculations, Democrats are justifiably being shut down as they...
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Grace Boatright
on 06-22-2009
Filed under: free market, health care, State budgets, economic crisis, insurance
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that welfare rolls have recently seen a dramatic increase throughout this country . The article noted the following: "Welfare rolls, which were slow to rise and actually fell in many states early in the recession, now are climbing across the country for...
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John Hanlon
on 06-22-2009
Filed under: State budgets, welfare reform, welfare rolls
I've been writing a lot about transparency recently, demanding accountability from the President's administration when it comes to the allocation of stimulus funds, demanding accountability for Congress's exp ense accounts, and demanding accountability from the policy-makers behind the health...
"Transparent government is good government, and good government has nothing to hide from the taxpayers who fund it." So said Joe Calomino , Illinois State Director for Americans for Prosperity, in response to the Illinois legislature passing House Bill 35 last week, also known as the Illinois...
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Despina Karras
on 05-19-2009
Filed under: State budgets, spending, Illinois, transparency, corruption