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Gun Control Kills Jobs…

Cindy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:00:09 +0000

Ever since Barack Obama was sworn in as president, the economy has misfired. Jobs remain scarce and the market has yet to recover the value it had prior to the 2007 crash. Though Mr. Obama’s policies have unintentionally given a major boost to an industry he hates – firearms – even this one bright spot [...]

Some Possible Consequences of a U.S. Government Default

Cindy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:40 +0000

Few now doubt that the U.S. government is rushing headlong toward a major fiscal crisis. Promised future outlays, mainly for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, far exceed projected future revenue, and the total federal debt continues to grow beyond previous boundaries, says Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, an associate economics professor at San Jose State University.

The [...]

If Health Spending Is Increasing Slower, Why Are Premiums Rising Faster?

Cindy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:59:17 +0000

The financial crisis of 2008, which resulted in a significant jump in unemployment, meant that the number of Americans with private coverage dropped. As a result, the overall rate of private health spending has decreased, compared to recent years, says John Graham, director of health care studies at the Pacific Research Institute.

According the federal [...]

The Federal Budget In Pictures

Cindy — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:01:08 +0000

The federal government is spending more per household than ever before. Since 1965, spending per household has grown by nearly 162 percent, from $11,431 in 1965 to $29,401 in 2010. From 2010 to 2021, it is projected to rise to $35,773, a 22 percent increase. Click here for budget charts…

Three More Wins for Gun Owners

Cindy — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:07:08 +0000

Thursday, December 22, 2011

H.R. 2055 – The Constitutional Appropriations Act of 2012 – has been passed by the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and has been sent to the President for his expected signature. This bill contains three NRA-backed provisions that will strenthen our Second Amendment rights and prohibit your federal tax [...]

Gun sales at record levels, according to FBI background checks

Cindy — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:05:50 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNN) — December holiday shoppers were not just interested in buying the hottest electronics and toys — they also were purchasing record numbers of guns, according to the latest FBI figures on background checks required to buy firearms.

With a few days left in December, the FBI reports the number of background checks has [...]

EPA’s “Sustainability” Agenda: Vast Power Grab

Cindy — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:08:48 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is on a mission to further unilaterally expand its already vast regulatory powers in the name of “sustainable development.” Congress should take action to rein in the agency before it’s too late.

An EPA-requested report issued in August by the National Research Council (NRC), a private nonprofit, lays out [...]

The Unintended Consequences of Internet Regulation

Cindy — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:01:52 +0000

Would you be outraged if the Department of Justice shut down The Foundry without any warning and blocked access for more than a year?

That’s exactly what happened to a hip-hop blog called Dajaz1.com, which was falsely accused of criminal copyright infringement. The blog posted music from artists promoting their work. But [...]

You Bought a Volt, Too, Taxpayer

Cindy — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:55:55 +0000

The Chevy Volt “might be the most government-supported car since the Trabant,” says James Hohman, who toted up all the loans, rebates, grants, and tax credits that both federal and state government have provided to support work on the Volt. Hohman, who works for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, found 18 discrete [...]

Obamacare’s Other Unconstitional Provision

Cindy — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:37:18 +0000

Central to the passage of the federal health-care law was the Obama administration’s assertion—ludicrous on its face yet convincing to enough members of Congress to provide the bill’s razor-thin margin of victory—that the law would contain health-care costs. Central to that assertion, in turn, is the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Congress invested IPAB with [...]