taxes
Will lame-duck Democrats increase taxes and federal spending?
By Tom Quiner Tax rates are going up on all earners unless Democrats prevent it. Republicans are 100% on board to prevent tax rates from going up, which is what will happen if the Bush tax cuts from 2001 and 2003 are allowed to expire. Nancy Pelosi wants to increase rates for America’s most-productive workers.…
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…
Read MoreHow to boost America’s economy now
By Tom Quiner This Labor Day, 2010, our economy is hurting. Everything the President and his party has tried has failed. Unemployment is way up. Economic growth is stagnant. Net job creation doesn’t exist. The stock market is going nowhere fast. The underlying premise of the President is that only government can get the economy…
Read MoreTwo reasons Obamanomics isn’t creating jobs
By Tom Quiner As many of you know, jobs are hard to come by. The unemployment rate continues to hover near ten percent despite stimulus spending by the Federal Government which will surpass the cost of the Iraq War (see previous post). Nothing the Democrats have done is working. In fact, the case can be…
Read MoreShould we penalize marriage?
By Tom Quiner Society has a vested interest in marriage. The institution was established thousands of years ago as society’s way to protect wives and their children. To this very day, we see measurable benefits to traditional marriage: Marriage reduces poverty. The poverty rated for single mothers with children is five times higher than married…
Read MoreAsk not what your country can do for you
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB6hLg3PRbY] President John Kennedy’s 1961 inaugural address is considered to be a classic speech. In it, he invoked his famous line, “ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” In his presidency, Mr. Kennedy cut taxes. In his presidency, Mr. Kennedy used NASA…
Read MoreWhy voters are cynical
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_foalavjaA] Voters hate to be manipulated. The faux commercial above is funny because it smacks of some truth. Take the current budget debate. Nine days ago, the Congressional Budget Office made a dire prediction: America is going to experience long term red ink like we haven’t seen since World War II. We…
Read MoreGovernment unions ask us to sacrifice
By Tom Quiner Here’s what I said on my recent post titled, A Tale of Two Protests: “Something’s wrong when public employee unions donate lavishly to one political party, the one that keeps the perks and jobs flowing for these unions, while the rest of America sacrifices and suffers.” Here’s a response I received back:…
Read MoreIowa needs tax relief
As seen in the Des Moines Register March 21, 2010 I’ve enjoyed a life long love affair with Iowa. I think it’s the best place in America to live. From the beauty of our land to the down-to-earth people with good values and common sense, Iowa offers me what I want out of life. We’re…
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