Posts Tagged ‘ spending ’

Obama’s “private sector is doing fine” Broken Down in Real Numbers

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June 18, 2012
Obama’s “private sector is doing fine” Broken Down in Real Numbers

Who pays the bill? President Obama recently committed what was widely described as a gaffe when he said “the private sector is doing fine.” Gaffes can range from a strategic error of judgment to an inadvertent slip of the tongue (like when he said we have 57 states). However, when he continued his statement urging...
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Socialist-NO; Big Obtrusive Government Advocate-YES

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May 11, 2012
Karl Marx

On Socialism A friend who most often sees political issues differently than I recently sent me an excerpt from an article in Daily Finance with the subject line “not bad for a socialist.” The article said Fortune 500 companies’ profits increased 16.4% over last year and exceeded “the roaring economy” of 2006. (Interesting the...
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One Year Later, Maxine Waters Unwittingly Exposes Democrats’ Failed Jobs Bill

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September 7, 2011
One Year Later, Maxine Waters Unwittingly Exposes Democrats’ Failed Jobs Bill

Maxine Waters’s startling call for a trillion-dollar jobs bill this past week sent shudders down the spines of Democrats–for more than one reason. In addition to her ubertransparency about the progressives’ Keynesian desire to heap debt upon debt, you have to wonder if they’re hoping no one remembers what happened almost exactly one year...
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Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Cut Pay by Whopping .044%

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June 23, 2011
Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Cut Pay by Whopping .044%

Despite state Senator Anazette Collins objections to working for free, Illinois lawmakers agreed to pay cuts and reauthorize this years $31 billion construction spending budget. Illinois Statehouse News reports: SPRINGFIELD — After weeks of consternation about a summer session, Illinois lawmakers took less than three hours to ensure that work will continue on Illinois massive statewide construction...
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