Half of likely voters oppose the president’s budget proposal, according to a recent Rasmussen poll. However, the budget passed by the House (the Ryan plan) is considered unacceptable by some, particularly younger voters. With nearly 50% of Americans receiving entitlement dollars, it will be difficult to balance the budget or come close to it without [...]
Difficult times call for making difficult decisions. And that’s what the Massachusetts House did recently by passing a bill, by a margin of nearly 3 to 1, to stop public employee unions from collective bargaining on most health care issues. This caused an uproar among workers and union leaders. But politicians in this heavily Democratic [...]
The trials and tribulations of the Badger State continue to grow as its chances for an economic recovery become less likely. A shift in politic power resulted from the November elections. The promise was to lift Wisconsin out of debt, not raise personal taxes and make it an attractive place for business; but this has [...]
Just in time to change summer camp programs, New York state politicians made an ill-fated attempt to stop campers from enjoying the games we loved to play as children. The legislators claim regulation is necessary because dodgeball, freeze tag and kickball pose a “significant risk of injury.” Is this effort part of a broader, more [...]
No one is suggesting as Horace Greeley once said that opportunities lie in the West, in places like the state of Washington. Although the country has been in its worst period of unemployment since the Great Depression, people have been finding jobs in Washington DC and other bastions of government rather than going to areas [...]
