Archive for November 17th, 2008
Americans need serious debate about security investment
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2008 – Americans need to have a serious debate about what it takes to defend the United States, said Navy Adm. Mike Mullen during a Pentagon news conference today.
Financial crisis tab already in the trillions
Given the speed at which the federal government is throwing money at the financial crisis, the average taxpayer, never mind member of Congress, might not be faulted for losing track.
Businessmen are bad for Capitalism
“CEOs and government ‘altruism’ are standing in the way of effective economic turnaround,” says Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis.
Taxpayers tell Congress: No state bailouts!
As Congress reconvened on Monday for a lame-duck session, lawmakers no doubt are being inundated with requests for more federal giveaways on the taxpayer’s dime — the latest of which is a new spending plan that would provide bailout funds to states and localities.
Controlling a nation’s economy means controlling that nation’s people
The title to this article was taken for one of Ronald Reagan’s speeches. It is as true as truth gets. Ronald Reagan, the icon of the conservative movement in America, understood the fundamental truth of the Founding Fathers of America.
Restricting freedoms and choices
As the financial sector continues its tailspin despite efforts to bail out Wall Street, among the few gainers in recent stock trading have been those companies looking for a new “shot in the arm” with government funding from the next administration.
