The President went on the road to promote his stimulus bill. His stops included Elkhart, Indiana and Fort Myers, Florida. In between he addressed the nation. Questions that needed to be asked, “Mr. President would you place your finger exactly on the spot in the stimulus bill where it states jobs will be created in [...]
As the Senate debates the pork-laden Stimulus Bill the American Left waits with wringing hands and bated breath. After all, there are many people waiting for Mother Government to suckle them. Has every Senator actually read every word of this bill? Doubtful. May I suggest Evelyn Wood’s Speed Reading course. A more logical conclusion would [...]
Just two weeks before Inauguration Day, then President-elect Barack Obama vowed he would bar lawmakers’ pet projects, fight wasteful government spending, reject earmarks, and cut the pork from Washington’s diet and the economic stimulus package. At the time Obama made this assertion, congressional leaders estimated the price tag for the economy’s bailout to be around [...]
Forget about the hard-working Americans that wake up every day and head out to their jobs. These are the people that turn over a portion of their hard-earned pay to the U.S. Government which in turn is squandered away by incompetent political elitists. For whatever reason, Washington politicians handed over hundreds of billions of dollars [...]
Now it’s the auto industry that needs a bailout. Seems General Motors and Ford are reporting heavy losses. Why is it you don’t hear Toyota whining and moaning about needing to be bailed out? Is it the auto workers union stifling these companies? Unions are in business to perpetuate themselves, union members are secondary concerns. [...]
Your elected officials rushed H.R. 1424 through Congress at lightening speed and for good reason. Did anyone really sit down and read this entire bill? Doubtful. Is there any wonder that Congress has only a 17% approval rating? The $100 billion earmarks listed below represent incompetence, irresponsibility and a complete and total disregard for the [...]
Read the 451-Page Senate Bailout Bill [PDF] Some Americans were shocked Monday when Congress failed to pass the $700 billion bailout plan. Others were ecstatic. This issue is far from over. Do you have a position on this subject? Want to write your congressperson or senator to tell them how you feel but don’t know [...]
Many Americans pay their bills – on time and live within their budgetary means. Now, how is this current economic crisis going to affect them? To the average Americian citizen financial institutions are shadowy places with shady characters. Funny, sounds kind of like the government. So are we to trust the government over financial institutions? [...]