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Independents turning against Obama spending

No wonder President Barack Obama is demanding the Senate pass his $825 billion government expansion plan with no further study or debate.  Evenly divided a week ago, independents are now turning against Obama’s $825 billion government expansion plan.

Pork-ridden handout bill expected to pass House

Despite objections from largely out-numbered Republican members, the $825 billion dollar government handout bill is expected to pass the House of Representatives this afternoon, signaling that our elected representatives view nothing being outside the scope and responsibility of federal politicians.

The stimulus is in the details

It’s not the broad ideas that create trouble; it’s the specifics. That’s the lesson surrounding reactions to President Obama’s stimulus plan thus far.

Money and our future

We are fortunate to be living in these times, for we are seeing the unfolding of events long explained and predicted by the Austrian tradition.

How stupid do they think we are?

I’ve been saying this for a while, folks .. the Democrats are slowly working on implementing their universal healthcare plans. And this is probably how it is going to be this time around .. you see, they did learn something from Hillarycare in 1994 – you can’t bite off more than you can chew. But [...]

Stimulus for who?

This week the House is expected to pass an $825 billion economic stimulus package. In reality, this bill is just an escalation of a government-created economic mess. As before, a sense of urgency and impending doom is being used to extract mountains of money from Congress with minimal debate.