http://www.smallgovtimes.com Your small government and Libertarian news source Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:43:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fourth of July "Tea Party" rallies, picnics, marches and other demonstrations were scheduled across the country Saturday to protest what organizers say is record federal spending and taxes by the Obama administration that enlarges government and threatens the nation's prosperity. Whether the turnout would match or exceed the hundreds of April ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/07/fourth-of-july-marked-by-anti-tax-tea-parties/ Researchers in Britain have discovered a rare original copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, just as Americans are getting ready to mark July 4 Independence Day holiday. Officials at the National Archives in London say the poster-sized document was hidden among correspondence from U.S. colonists. They say a local ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/07/britain-finds-original-copy-of-us-declaration-of-independence/ July 4th is the day that Americans celebrate the birth date of the United States, the day that our founding fathers drafted the official document - the Declaration of Independence - penning the grievances and citing the motivations that contributed to our breaking free from authoritarian British rule. [caption id="attachment_2143" align="alignright" ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/07/happy-birthday-united-states-please-forgive-us/ Slobbering Barney Frank has been busy lately. Last week he proposed the idea of relaxing regulations on the sale of condos. This week he wants to use TARP money to put poor people into housing. See, banks participating in TARP have to pay dividends to the Treasury. So far those ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/07/barney-frank-wants-tarp-funds-for-housing-initiatives/ Help me out here. President Obama immediately "meddles" in the affairs of Honduras, denouncing a military coup, the intent of which is to preserve the country's constitution, but when it comes to Iran's fraudulent election and the violent repression of demonstrators who wanted their votes counted, the president initially vacillates ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/07/obamas-selective-meddling/ No matter how much money any government - federal, state or local - puts into public education, it's never enough in some people's eyes. A July 1 "NBC Nightly News" segment detailed a new use of tax payer dollars in one of the worst performing, financially struggling school systems in the ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/07/paying-chidren-for-public-school-success/ WASHINGTON – Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy's road to recovery will be bumpy. The Labor Department report, released Thursday, showed that even as the recession flashes signs of easing, companies likely will ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/07/467k-jobs-cut-in-june-jobless-rate-at-9-5-percent/ The Wall Street Journal reported recently a disturbing trend among members of Congress – tenfold increases in travel expenses, all funded by the taxpayer, to destinations like Italy, the Galapagos Islands, Jamaica, the Virgin Islands and locations in-between. The Journal reports that travel itself is up significantly over levels 12 years ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/07/congress%e2%80%99s-travel-expenses-skyrocket-as-economy-continues-struggle/ The news cycle has been dominated by celebrity deaths - Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and even TV pitchman Billy Mays - and President Barack Obama's health care initiative. Obama has used the compliant media to keep the focus to health care, and they are neglecting a critical largest news event ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/07/media-give-massive-cap-and-trade-tax-second-billing/ As we near the end of June, which is supposed to be one of the four biggest months for federal tax collections (January, April, and September are the others), it is clear that the serious receipts shortfalls are not only continuing, but have caused the March 20 projections of the ... http://www.smallgovtimes.com/2009/07/federal-receipts-continues-nose-dive-media-silence/