“The last thing you want to do is to raise taxes in the middle of a recession, because that would just suck up—take more demand out of the economy and put businesses in a further hole.”
That was President Obama in 2009, trying to reassure Americans that he was going to wait until after the recession to raise taxes. Yesterday, he began pushing again for higher taxes on the “wealthy“—which would actually hit 1.2 million of the country’s most successful job creators.
The Supreme Court trampled the Constitution in regard to the Obama health care law.
Gov. Walker: It’s time to move on and forward Mayor Barrett: We have seen this democracy come alive Fox News projects Wisconsin’s Walker will survive… Wisconsin GOP Gov. Scott Walker wakes up Wednesday knowing he’ll get to finish his term, after voters by a wide margin sided with him in a recall election that attracted … Read more
One week after he signed Executive Order No. 13563, mandating that all executive branch agencies “identify and consider regulatory approaches that reduce burdens,” President Obama delivered his 2011 State of the Union Address: “When we find rules that put an unnecessary burden on businesses, we will fix them,” the chief executive declared on Jan. 25, … Read more
America After Obama By Jeff Lukens Barack Obama has gone from the “one we’ve been waiting for” to the one we can’t wait to kick out. No one ever thought one man could bring the nation to its knees, but here he is living in the White House. And on our knees we have been … Read more
The Push for Voter ID Laws According to a new Rasmussen report, 70 percent of Americans believe voter identification, such as a driver’s license, should be required in order to vote. Nonetheless, Attorney General Eric Holder intends to examine new state laws that require photo ID before voting for potential racial bias. Heritage Foundation legal … Read more