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Paying for Obama’s jobs bill with 5.6% tax on millionaires

By Steve McGough / October 11, 2011 /

As far as I can tell, President Obama’s newest federal stimulus boondoggle job-killing bill relies exclusively on a 5.6 percent surtax on millionaires. Supporters and the CBO are telling us the surtax will pay for the $447 billion in spending in 10 years. These are the numbers you need to look at … these are…

Symptom of the Disease: $6.5 billion in SSI disability overpayments in 2009

By Steve McGough / June 15, 2011 /

Oh heck … only $6.5 billion? When you have a centralized federal government program designed to hand disability payments directly to individuals, it’s kind of like having the executive leadership of General Motors changing the oil in your SUV. It’s an unsuitable arrangement, and as such, a symptom of the disease.

Obama wildfire response in Texas – compared to Mexico and other disasters

By Steve McGough / May 13, 2011 /

How did the Obama administration’s response compare when reviewing the wildfire response in Texas that burned 2.5 million acres (3,900 square miles) of land as compared to a recent Mexico fire that burned about 390 square miles? How about other disasters?

Symptom of the Disease: Google, the White House and a $1.8 million fundraiser

By Steve McGough / October 28, 2010 /

Do you have an issue with Google driving around the world capturing personal information? While many countries are holding Google to a high standard and taking them to court, claiming private information was stolen, Google management raised $1.8 million for Democrats at one dinner … and four days later…

Texas Rep. Johnson must resign immediately

By Steve McGough / September 8, 2010 /

Sure, she’s got an election coming up where she hopefully will get tossed out of office, but the revelations today in the Dallas Morning News is incredible. She requested scholarship checks be re-written and made out specifically to family members.

Symptom of the Disease: GOP and Democrats spend big money on lavish events

By Steve McGough / April 21, 2010 / Comments Off on Symptom of the Disease: GOP and Democrats spend big money on lavish events

Limos. Caviar. Chartered jets. Private parties. Drinks. Entertainment. The reason both Republicans and Democrats spend millions of dollars each year is directly tied to the billions of dollars flowing from the federal government to union gigs and special interest groups.

Labor unions fund anti-TEA Party Web site – astroturfing defined (Update)

By Steve McGough / February 9, 2010 / Comments Off on Labor unions fund anti-TEA Party Web site – astroturfing defined (Update)

Democrats and union leaders assured everyone the TEA Party movement was pure astroturf and fake, funded by finance and insurance companies favoring Republicans. It was not true, and now Fox News reports a supposed grass-roots effort to bash the TEA Party movement is funded by unions.

Republicans want stimulus pork dollars too

By Steve McGough / February 9, 2010 / Comments Off on Republicans want stimulus pork dollars too

GOP politicians have been quietly writing letters to government agencies encouraging them to fund special pork projects in their home districts or states. At the same time they join calls for ending pork barrel earmarks claiming they are a waste of tax dollars. This is nothing new.

After taxpayers revolt, most bribes will remain in health care legislation

By Steve McGough / February 4, 2010 /

Even though plans to ensure Nebraska residents would get $300 billion in federal health care kickbacks will not survive the next version of the Democrat’s health care legislation, plenty “carve-outs” providing billions to other states – not specifically named – will survive. The union deals may survive as well.

California demands US taxpayers bail them out

By Steve McGough / January 4, 2010 /

This is what it has come to. The state of California is sending dignitaries from the state’s legislature to the east coast “early and often” to demand taxpayers give more money to the Golden State. Government sponsored theft it is I tell you!