A large and ongoing problem with our public discourse is the dishonesty and disinformation foisted on an unsuspecting public. That’s certainly the case when it comes to taxes. Sometimes, politicians claim things that just make you turn your head and say, “huh?” That’s what happened last Sunday when President Obama, in a pre-Super Bowl interview [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Economics, Taxes
From today’s Wall Street Journal: By ARTHUR B. LAFFER For 16 years prior to Ronald Reagan’s presidency, the U.S. economy was in a tailspin—a result of bipartisan ignorance that resulted in tax increases, dollar devaluations, wage and price controls, minimum-wage hikes, misguided spending, pandering to unions, protectionist measures and other policy mistakes. In the late [...]
Tags: Economics, Reaganomics, Ronald Reagan, Taxes
In his soporific State of Union address, President Obama refused to address any serious entitlement reforms. No talk of eliminating deficits can be serious if the fast growing segment of the budget, which already represents over half of the overall budget, entitlements, is not addressed. Social Security is the entitlement most in need of immediate [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Debt, Deficit, Democratic Party, Economics, Franklin Roosevelt, Paul Ryan, Social Security
Rep. Paul Ryan Gives Republican Response to the State of the Union Address:
Tags: Conservatism, Debt, Deficit, Economics, Liberty, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, Taxes
The Strictly Right ‘Sunday Feature’ – where we take news and opinion pieces from the week that was and post them for you on Sundays. __________________________________________________ Follow @AriMFine, @AndrewLawton and @RyanWRuppert on Twitter to stay up-to-date on any and all important news. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Washington Post: Hubris heading for a fall By: George F. [...]
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Rep. Paul Ryan is a full-fledged star in the GOP. As one of the so-called ‘young guns‘ in the party, he has made a name for himself as a champion of individual liberty. Through his Road Map, Paul Ryan has put together a well though out plan to lead the United States back to fiscal [...]
Tags: Economics, Obamacare, Paul Ryan
On this Strictly Right, Ari examines the Alinskyite tactics of the Left, the failure of socialized medicine in the UK, why people lie about Ronald Reagan, and much more. Listen Online: Strictly Right 77 Subscribe to Strictly Right Radio in iTunes.
Tags: Canada, David Cameron, Economics, Global Warming, Obamacare, Reagan Centennial, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, Saul Alinsky, Socialism, Tom DeLay, UK
The Strictly Right ‘Sunday Feature’ – where we take news and opinion pieces from the week that was and post them for you on Sundays. __________________________________________________ Follow @AriMFine, @AndrewLawton and @RyanWRuppert on Twitter to stay up-to-date on any and all important news. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ “Ron [P. Reagan] was an embarrassment to his father when he [...]
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