fiscal responsibility
Is the Wisconsin Governor really a dictator?
By Tom Quiner Here’s the accusation: Governor Scott Walker “is basically taking up the posture of a dictator.” The accusation comes from the chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Keith Ellison, (D-Minnesota). What has Governor Walker done that’s so bad? He’s doing what the people elected him to do last November: reign in collective bargaining…
Read MoreA drunken sailor responds
Who has more common sense, a drunken sailor or the President?
Read MoreMore Democrats deny democracy
By Tom Quiner Indiana Democrats have followed the lead of Wisconsin Democrats and have fled their state. They don’t have the votes to block pending fiscal responsibility legislation proposed by their Republican counterparts, legislation that requires teachers and state union members to pay more for their benefits, kind of like the rest of us have…
Read MoreThree reasons pro abortion advocates should support defunding Planned Parenthood
This blog has faithfully promoted the pro life cause. We have been critical of Planned Parenthood on numerous occasions. Now the time has come for pro abortion advocates to find common ground with pro lifers and support Amendment 11 before the House of Representatives.
Read MoreGood news and bad news about the Republican’s budget
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMPLd-d8V2w&feature=player_embedded] The House Republicans unveiled their budget for America. The good news: they’re cutting spending by $32 Billion from March 5th through October 31st. The good news: it’s the biggest one time cut in discretionary spending in history. The bad news: in their Pledge to America, they promised to cut spending by…
Read MoreWhy earmark restraint is vital
By Tom Quiner I began traveling regularly to New York City in 1989. I was struck by something amazing. As I drove from the LaGuardia Airport to Long Island, I saw abandoned cars everywhere. I saw cars that were burnt-out carcasses. Some sat on cinder blocks, stripped bare. They had clearly been there a long…
Read MoreWhat’s wrong with the President’s deficit reduction commission?
By Tom Quiner I sincerely appreciate the thought put into solving America’s debt crisis by the President’s deficit reduction commission. Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson and the rest of the panel worked hard at trying to solve the mess created by our Congress. To be clear, Congress is the blame. They have the power of…
Read MoreAn easy way to visualize America’s debt problem
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWt8hTayupE] I like this video. You can visualize the magnitude of our national debt problem and how it is driven by entitlement programs. This video was made before Obamacare was passed. The picture is only going to get worse once it kicks in in its entirety. We have to get a grip…
Read MoreWhy tax increases are bad for the deficit
Since World War II, each new dollar raised in taxes has led to $1.17 in new government spending. Taxes won’t cut deficits. Only spending restraint will.
Read MoreThree ways to reduce federal spending
By Tom Quiner Why the huge deficits? Liberals blame the Bush tax cuts. That notion can be quickly discounted. The Federal Government has pretty consistently collected taxes in the amount of 20% of gross domestic product for the past fifty years. It’s the spending that has changed. The reason for our huge deficits is the…
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