Although much of the news this week has been focused on international affairs, this week has also been important on the domestic front as many elected leaders on Capitol Hill continued the debate on health care reform. This ongoing debate consists of many different issues surrounding reform including...
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John Hanlon
on 06-19-2009
Filed under: budget, health care, taxpayers, deficit
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...
Despite the President's assurances that he does not want to be in the car business and that "we cannot make the survival of our auto industry dependent on an unending flow of taxpayer dollars" , in just a few hours, you, the taxpayers of America, will own General Motors. Tomorrow, GM will...
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Despina Karras
on 05-31-2009
Filed under: economy, capitalism, government spending, automobile, Chrysler, car company, detroit, UAW, auto industry, economic crisis, taxpayers, corruption, bailout, business
Yesterday, voters in one of the most Liberal states in the entire country turned down a series of tax hikes and budget adjustments that would have temporarily kept the state floating, but would have further damaged the state's economic climate leading to future problems with revenue and employment...
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Justin Higgins
on 05-20-2009
Filed under: capitalism, taxes, taxpayers, Heritage Foundation