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Higher taxes, reduced deficits and Milton Friedman

By SoundOffSister / November 28, 2010 /

While Congress debates whether to increase taxes on the “rich” (yes, allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire is a tax increase), it it worth reflecting on the words of the late economist, Milton Friedman. Politicians will always spend every penny of tax raised and whatever else they can get away with. And, a study done…

The stark reality of our national debt

By SoundOffSister / September 20, 2010 /

Reams have been written about extending, or not, the Bush tax cuts. Many in Washington claim, now that the election is upon us, that something must be done to reduce the deficit, and, we are presumably led to believe that increasing taxes on the very wealthy is the answer.

Bombshell! Connecticut not business friendly

By Jim Vicevich / March 13, 2010 /

He! I think I could have told them this. Think I have. But coming from the state’s largest private employer it does have impact.

Obama’s version of Obamacare – More taxes to pay for health care

By SoundOffSister / February 22, 2010 / Comments Off on Obama’s version of Obamacare – More taxes to pay for health care

Today, President Obama released his proposal to reform health care, in advance of Thursday’s health care summit. Although it is really just an outline, it appears at first blush to incorporate all of the provisions in both the House and Senate plans that are guaranteed to raise the cost of health care in this country.

Taxing banks guaranteed to increase fees, tighten lending

By Steve McGough / January 14, 2010 /

President Obama and Secretary Tim “TurboTax Screwed Me” Geitner approached the White House microphone today to bitch and moan about how much bank executives are getting paid, and announced a new tax plan to stick it to big-bank. The problem … big-bank will just pass along the tax burden to you.

Pelosi strikes deal with unions – no tax on high-cost health care plans

By Steve McGough / January 14, 2010 /

You knew this would happen. The unions deserve payback for support of Democrats and President Obama, so when the plan to tax “Cadillac” health care plans would obviously included those negotiated by collective bargaining teams, something had to be done. It’s change you can believe in!

If I were you, I’d stop doing business with the state of California

By Steve McGough / August 10, 2009 /

It’s bad enough the situation in California requires the state to dish out IOUs to residents and small business owner who are owed refunds or contract payments, but now the state will not allow IOUs to be used as payment for amounts owed to the state itself.

Democrats to Connecticut: If it moves … tax it!

By Jim Vicevich / April 3, 2009 /

Here we go … notice the new mantra of the Democrats … “Fairness“. Wealthy executives, small businesses, middle-class homeowners and college students buying textbooks would all pay higher taxes under a budget proposal by the legislature’s Democratic majority that would increase taxes by more than $3 billion over the next two years. The state’s richest…

Middle Class Tax Increase

By Jim Vicevich / March 2, 2009 /

Newt Gingrich nailed it Friday when he showed how the Obama budget will eventually lay a hefty tax increase in rising energy costs on all Americans. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d5DEWDPH9I Yesterday on Face The Nation Bob Schieffer puts the question to Rohm Emmanuel who does a nice job of evading the question, instead talking about the $7.69 a…

Daschle out as Obama cabinet nominee

By Steve McGough / February 3, 2009 /

Tom Daschle, former South Dakota Senator who at one time was a Democrat leader, has withdrawn his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. At 1:21 p.m. yesterday, Anne Kornblut at the Washington Post wrote: President Obama repeated his support on Monday for Thomas A. Daschle, whose failure to pay more than…