120 Days to Go Until the Largest Tax Hikes in History »
(John Kartch/ATR) – In just 120 days, the largest tax hikes in the history of America will take effect. They will hit families and small businesses in three great waves on January 1, 2011:
First Wave: Expiration of 2001 and 2003 Tax Relief
In 2001 and 2003, the GOP Congress enacted several tax cuts for investors, small business owners, and families. These will all expire on January 1, 2011:
Personal income tax rates will rise. [...]
The Right “Angle” is Chile’s Retirement System »
(Jim Clark) – For about a month after Sharron Angle’s convincing win in the GOP primary election for US Senate she was hammered by Democratic Senator Harry Reid’s relentless negative advertising. His tactic of taking Sharron’s statements out of context cost her dearly in the polls.
She had a post election lead of 9 points according to the Rasmussen poll which flipped to a 7 point deficit by mid July as a result [...]
Tax-My-Meat Pete in Mining’s Pocket? »
(Chuck Muth) – By proposing the taxation of milk and butter and eggs and cheese to raise money, perhaps Tax-My-Meat Pete hopes to dispel talk and head off efforts to increase taxes on the lifeblood of his rural back yard’s economy: mining.
This Week’s First Friday Guest: Another Great American Military Hero! »
(Chuck Muth) – On his way to a meeting in Manhattan, Ilario witnessed the Twin Towers burning in the attacks of September 11, 2001. So he re-upped, went to Officer Candidate School, and went back to Iraq where he took command of an Infantry Platoon, the WARLORDS.
The Importance of Education – The Highest »
(Jim Blockey) – There is nothing more important than taking education back to where it was. There are many times in life that we need to take a step backwards in order to be able to move forward. As far as education is concerned this has never been more true than now.
As I laid out in my book, “Teachers… It Ain’t Your Fault,” socialists like John Dewey and G. Stanley Hall had [...]
A Hispanic and a Republican? You betcha! »
(Ellie Lopez-Bowlan) – Many Republican Hispanics from around the country have been outraged by Sen. Harry Reid’s Aug. 10 comments. The consensus is that the senator is out of touch with the evolution of the Hispanic vote. We choose a party for the same reasons as others. The issues that affect other individuals also impact Hispanics. Personally, I don’t know why any Hispanic would vote for a person who would question his or her freedom [...]
A Mosque At Ground Zero? »
(Ilario Pantano) – This new Cordoba Mosque will occupy a building that was literally struck by pieces of an exploding passenger aircraft deliberately piloted into the World Trade Center. This mosque is a martyr-marker honoring the terrorists who less than a decade ago killed thousands of us just two blocks away, and it must be stopped.
How creative destruction works (and is working in Las Vegas) »
(Victor Joecks/NPRI) – Creative destruction is an essential part of the free market. Economist Joseph A. Schumpeter coined the term in “Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy.”
Capitalism, then, is by nature a form or method of economic change and not only never is but never can be stationary. …
As we have seen in the preceding chapter, the contents of the laborer’s budget, say from 1760 to 1940, did not simply grow on unchanging lines but they [...]
2011 Could Be Ugly for Nevada Taxpayers »
(Joshua Culling/Americans for Tax Reform) – All signs point to a tough 2011 for Nevada taxpayers. As if the nation’s highest unemployment rate and roughly $1 billion in tax increases a year ago weren’t enough.
Don’t Look Now, but Bob Beers is Running for Governor Again! »
(Chuck Muth) – Democrat gubernatorial candidate Rory He-Who-Shall-Not-to-Be-Last-Named unveiled his economic “Moving Nevada Forward” plan this week and doggone if it doesn’t sound eerily familiar.
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