I meant to write about this article when it first came out, but it got buried in my inbox. That being said, this Washington Times column by Richard Rahn makes an excellent point about the dangers of too much government. He points out that Argentina used to one of the world’s most prosperous nations. Unfortunately, [...]
Archive for May 1st, 2010
Is Obama Turning America into a Banana Republic?
Posted in Argentina, Big Government, Obama, Statism, Uncategorized, tagged Argentina, Big Government, Obama, Statism on May 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Super-Charging the IRS with Government-Run Healthcare
Posted in Big Government, Bureaucracy, Health Care, Health Reform, IRS, Obama, Privacy, Regulation, Statism, Taxation, Uncategorized, tagged Big Government, Government-run healthcare, Health Care, Health Reform, Internal Revenue Code, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Obama, Obamacare, Paperwork, Privacy, Red Tape, Regulation on May 1, 2010 | 7 Comments »
In a previous blog post, I showed a cartoon joking about Obamacare as a Trojan Horse for the IRS, but with each passing day we are learning new – and always unpleasant – details about the mammoth legislation that was imposed by the left. The excerpt below from the Boston Globe reveals that businesses will face [...]
Obama’s Hypocritical Class Warfare
Posted in Bureaucrats, Class warfare, Obama, Taxation, Uncategorized, tagged Class warfare, Obama, Soak the Rich, Taxation on May 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The President had another “spread the wealth” slip of the tongue the other day, this time remarking that “at some point you have made enough money.” Some have commented that this exposes Obama’s anti-capitalist ideology, and others have correctly noted that the government should have no role in determining the “right” level of income. But [...]