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Monday, July 20th, 2009WASHINGTON — The White House is being forced to acknowledge the wide gap between its once-upbeat predictions about the economy and today’s bleak landscape.
The administration’s annual midsummer budget update is sure to show higher deficits and unemployment and slower growth than projected in President Barack Obama’s budget in February and update in May, and that […]
Awesome: 78% Say Health Care Reform Likely to Mean Higher Taxes for the Middle Class
Thursday, July 16th, 2009Seventy-eight percent (78%) of U.S. voters say it is at least somewhat likely that taxes will be raised on the middle class to cover the cost of health care reform. Fifty-six percent (56%) say it’s very likely.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 15% of voters think it’s unlikely that the cost […]
Cap & Trade/Tax: $175 OR $3000…WHO YA GOT?!
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009“Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.”
The left has been quoting a CBO study which toutes a “modest” increase of $175 a year in the cost of energy consumption. Doing a quick calculation, that translates into a $14.58 per month increase for a household of four…how does […]
The cost of Cap & Trade/Tax…
Friday, June 26th, 2009If you don’t already know, H.R. 2454 has passed out of the House on a vote of 219-212.
Testimony before the Senate Republican Conference
June 22, 2009
My name is Ben Lieberman, and I am the Senior Policy Analyst for Energy and Environment in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. The […]
The Failure of the Obama Stimulus Plan: Predictions vs. Reality
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009H/T: Hot Air
That is all.
Federal Stimulus Awards Favor Big Firms
Monday, June 8th, 2009Across the nation, local firms can expect to lose billions of economic stimulus dollars to large multinational corporations, thanks to a government contracting scheme that puts paperwork speed ahead of community recovery.
In Montana, that means qualified building firms such as Kalispell’s Swank Enterprises are out of the loop, while many millions in federal construction funding […]
“Schweitzer hoarding stimulus cash”
Thursday, May 28th, 2009GUEST COMMENTARY: Schweitzer hoarding stimulus cash
By Bob Story
Recently, Governor Brian Schweitzer used his line-item veto power to cancel several programs in House Bill 645, the Montana Stimulus Bill.The programs eliminated by the stroke of his pen were important to many people. One helped out first-time home buyers; one provided funds to purchase much-needed equipment for […]
Max Baucus: We’ll Just Eat the Rich!
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Baucus suggested that the benefit could be limited by taxing health insurance provided to high-income individuals, although he did not specify at what income levels. He also said that plans offering rich benefits — for example, no co-payments or deductibles — might be taxed once their value exceeded a yet-to-be-determined threshold.
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Exit question (my favorite one): […]
Dr Pepper: The Solution to the Health Care Crisis
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Senate leaders are considering new federal taxes on soda and other sugary drinks to help pay for an overhaul of the nation’s health-care system.
The taxes would pay for only a fraction of the cost to expand health-insurance coverage to all Americans and would face strong opposition from the beverage industry. They also could spark a […]
RINO WATCH 2009: HB 2
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009HB 2 passed the House on a vote of 56-44. The following Republicans voted in the affirmative for passage:
HD 43 Duane Ankney
HD 53 Elsie Arntzen
HD 6 Bill Beck
HD 44 William Glaser
HD 90 Ray Hawk
HD 47 Dennis Himmelberger
HD 28 Roy Hollandsworth
HD 24 Brian Hoven
HD 27 Llew Jones
HD 83 Harry Klock
HD 37 Walter McNutt
HD 19 Mike Milburn
HD 57 Penny Morgan
HD 100 Bill Nooney
HD 18 Jesse O’Hara
HD 46 Ken Peterson
HD 9 Scott Reichner […]