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9 Graphs That Prove the Economy Has Gotten Worse Under Barack Obama
John Giokaris in Jobs 8 months ago
Unemployment, labor force participation, food stamp usage, disability claims, GDP growth, federal debt, and the numbers of people paying income taxes and collecting welfare are not good.
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Trillion Dollar Coins Being Considered in Debt Ceiling Talks: Clearly Democrats Have Lost Their Mind
John Giokaris in Government Spending 4 months ago
Democrats are avoiding any discussion of spending reform during debt ceiling talks while searching for loopholes to exploit. Their latest idea? Minting $1 trillion platinum coins.
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Minimum Wage Increase is Necessary in 2013
John Doble in Labor 2 months ago
Multiple states have started debating whether or not they should raise the minimum wage as a result of President Obama's State of the Union. Republicans should support the effort.
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Minimum Wage Increase: Only Good For Politicians, Not Employees
Steve Curtis in Jobs 3 months ago
Obama's minimum wage increase plan wouldn't benefit anyone but the very wealthy and their political lackeys.
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With His Budget Proposal, Barack Obama Set to Further Deepen America's Spending and Debt Woes
Gary W. Patterson, Jr. in Budget 1 year ago
Obama once said we can't spend as we please and "defer the consequences to the next budget, the next administration or the next generation." Yet that's exactly what he plans to do.
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Austerity Programs Will Not Solve U.S. Economic Woes
Benjamin Byron in Government Spending 2 years ago
Conservatives arguing for government cuts in order to tackle national debt offer a misguided approach for economic growth, one that will only worsen the current malaise.
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A One-Stop Corporate-Tax Slash Will Save the Economy
Quin Hillyer in Tax Policy 2 years ago
The best way to fix the current economy is to completely eliminate corporate income taxes in one fell swoop.
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Would the GOP Candidates Pass Macroeconomics 101?
Steven Kyle in Government Spending 2 years ago
Weigh in: Ahead of tonight's GOP debate, candidates won't be adequately discussing fiscal policy or how to generate demand to inspire business growth. Do they need clearer policy ideas?
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