Tag Archives: Big Government

Out of Control Spending

Posted on April 3, 2013 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

Writing for The National Memo, David Cay Johnston of Reuters and the Tax Policy Center has crunched the numbers and found that the NRA’s proposed “school shield” program would cost almost $35 billion per year. By counting the nation’s 99,000 … Continue reading →
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The 96 Percent

Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

According to a survey conducted by the Cornell Survey Research Institute, virtually all Americans have relied on government assistance in one form or another at some point in their lives. via The NY Times What the data reveal is striking: … Continue reading →

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Regular Joe Mitt Meets Regular Joe Farmer

Posted on August 10, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Well, not really. Most farmers do not own 54 farms or live in a home shaped like a flying saucer. Romney had a photo-op with Iowa “farmer” Lemar Koethe. However, Koethe isn’t exactly the rugged down-home farmer struggling to keep … Continue reading →

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Gubmint Incompetents

Posted on August 7, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – David Fitzsimmons In other news, the Obama administration announced yesterday that the Affordable Care Act’s ban on sex-based discrimination, which will come into effect in January of 2014, includes transgender persons. I believe that’s a first, but I … Continue reading →

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Obvious Creations of the Private Sector

Posted on July 27, 2012 at 3:45 pm by JM Ashby

If you’re going to continue campaigning against the idea that the president thinks private business deserves no credit for their own success by deceptively editing his words, you probably shouldn’t cite counter examples that depend almost entirely on contracts from … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day

Posted on May 22, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

Via Marketwatch — annualized spending growth since 1982 Look at all of that out-of-control spending by President Obama Saint Reagan!

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The Government Teat

Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Best cartoon ever? Artist – David Fitzsimmons In other news, I had no idea this is a thing. A National Coalition for Men? Because men really need protection. Leave the white man alone!

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The War on Women Rolls On in Arizona

Posted on March 8, 2012 at 3:45 pm by JM Ashby

From the party of small government, and the party of the “patient doctor relationship,” comes a new bill which places big government squarely in the middle of your patient doctor relationship. It’s called a “wrongful birth” bill and it’s all … Continue reading →

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Getting Money Where The Money Is

Posted on March 2, 2012 at 1:30 pm by JM Ashby

Need a laugh this afternoon? Via Jonathan Karl of ABC News, here’s a video of Mitt Romney in 2002 touting his deep Washington connections and his expertise in sucking money out of the system like no one else can. I … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day

Posted on February 22, 2012 at 5:45 pm by JM Ashby

How much does your state receive back for every one dollar paid in taxes? I wonder how many people in Mississippi realize they receive nearly three times as much back as they pay in taxes. Do they realize those liberal … Continue reading →

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