Tag Archive 'taxes'

The Benefits of a Low, Stable Tax Base

Democrats have one attitude towards taxes:  raise ‘em.  The higher they are, they think, the more money that government will have to redistribute to those the Democrats deem worth. They never seem to grasp that low, stable taxes are infinitely more beneficial to the economy, in both boom times and bust.
Obama, of course, is foremost [...]

Dems Lose Windfall Profits Tax Fight

Noun
1.
windfall profit - profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it. - The Free Dictionary

Katy Grimes, who is sidebar resource Fetching Jen…miss her, you’re missing more than you think you are. Wonderful blogger, especially since she’s local — she and I share an area code, [...]

Two Years and Counting: Still Waiting on Democrat Plan/Promise to Lower Fuel Prices

On April 24th 2006, Nancy Pelosi released a press statement that was reported to address the Republican’s empty rhetoric with regard to gas prices. In the press release from over two years ago Pelosi wrote:
“With record gas prices, record CEO pay packages, and record oil company profits, Speaker Hastert and the Majority Congress continue to [...]

Logic Error - Obama Criticizes High Gas Prices While Proposing Higher Taxes on Oil Companies

Barack Obama demonstrated the pure idiocy of certain liberal Democrat policies when he criticized high oil prices while concurrently promising to raise taxes on oil companies.

Obama offered no new policies in his speech, which he read from teleprompters. Rather, he used the occasion to emphasize his economic differences with McCain and to summarize earlier proposals. [...]

Brit Taxpayers Fund Millions in Legal Aid for Terror Suspects

From the Killing Oneself With Their Own Money Department
I can’t add anything to this that you haven’t already thought of yourselves:
A solicitor who specialises in representing terror suspects and tells them not to cooperate with police was paid almost £1 million in legal aid last year.
Muddassar Arani’s firm represented Abu Hamza, dirty bomb plotter Dhirin [...]

The Audacity of Entitlement

You are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness … you are not entitled to everything that you want. You are entitled to pursue all things, but you are not guaranteed you should have all of those things. There’s a big difference and many Americans don’t see the difference. Some people [...]

MSM Skips Over Rasmussen Poll: 62% of Voters Prefer Fewer Government Services with Lower Taxes

A Rasmussen poll, about which we learn via Boortz.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 62% of voters would prefer fewer government services with lower taxes. Nearly a third (29%) disagrees and would rather have a bigger government with higher taxes. Ten percent (10%) are not sure.
Kinda funny. When President Bush’s approval rating [...]

Democrats Fragmented on Social Security, Obama Just Plain High, Same ‘ol Clinton, Thompson (R) Provides Details

The Democrats put forth a fragmented message yesterday on Social Security with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton taking differing approaches toward solving the looming issue. Of all approaches though it is that of Barack Obama that is both insulting and textbook Democrat while Clinton remains evasively Clintonesque.

Barack Obama accuses Hillary Clinton of adhering to a [...]