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From Athens to Sacramento: Austerity Coming to America
As the Greek people have painfully experienced, you cannot “austere” yourself out of a budget crisis. It only makes the…
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Europe: From the Welfare State to the Totalitarian State?
Thanks to the voters who put Obama in the White House in 2008 and Democrats in charge of Congress in 2006…
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Freedom vs. The Welfare State
The average American college student is too young to even have been born when the Soviet Union was still around.…
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Taxed in the USA: Cost of Government Rising Across the Country
It’s that time of the year again. Tax time. What better time to be reminded that taxes are still going…
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The Swedish Disaster – America’s Future?
If Obama gets re-elected, and if the Democrats gain any more power in Congress than they already have, it is…
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The GOP Budget: Hope for a Fiscally Conservative Future
The federal government has few constitutional powers and responsibilities. One of those responsibilities that made the Founding Father’s very short list is…
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California: From Golden State to Welfare State
While we are witnessing the unfolding fiscal disaster that the welfare state has brought upon Europe, we have our own…
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Federal Funds: Uncle Sam’s Gravy Train to the States
In his 1981 inaugural address, President Reagan reminded us of the separation of powers embedded in the U.S. Constitution. This…
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Are You Willing to Pay the Moral Price for the Welfare State?
Proponents of big government tell us that the welfare state is a superior model to our (mostly) free-market capitalist system.…
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What Can Bill Clinton Teach Republicans about Winning in 2012?
In 1992, Bill Clinton made the phrase “It’s the economy, stupid!” a theme for his successful presidential campaign. Clinton focused…
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Will Congress See the Greek Writing on the Wall?
Following the news from Europe is educational. Europe is ahead of America on the downward slope into an abyss of…
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