Delaware and National Politics from the Center-Right. Formerly First State Politics.
Posted in Conservatism, Economics, Entitlements, Liberalism on Jul 19th, 2008
…At least we stopped paying for this year. Cost of Government day came this week. “Cost of Government Day (COGD) is the date of the calendar year on which the average American worker has earned enough gross income to pay off his or her share of spending and regulatory burdens imposed by government on the […]
Posted in Antiwar Left, Armed Forces, Business, Change, Competition, Conservatism, Deficit, Economics, Election 2008 - Delaware, Election 2008-President, Entitlements, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Growth, Iraq, Liberal Media, Liberalism, National Dems, National GOP, Reform, Regulation, Spending, Taxes on Jun 4th, 2008
There comes a time in all men’s lives when they are downtrodden, where they see nothing but dead-ends and roadblocks ahead, when they feel that all their endeavors are doomed to failure, and that all hope is lost. Fortunately though, those times are few and far between for Americans, and even then they seem to […]
Posted in 'Prevailing' Wage, Budget, Deficit, Entitlements on Mar 27th, 2008
Our leaders in state government are grappling for ways to keep government afloat. I think the revenue shortfall will not be as bad as now projected any more than it was as good as projected 3 months ago. Nonetheless, they are the best numbers we have and we have to make tough decisions. Our leaders […]
Posted in Budget, Change, Deficit, Economics, Election 2008-President, Entitlements, Ethics, Healthcare, Jack Markell, Obama, Reform, Spending, Taxes, Universal Healthcare on Feb 25th, 2008
From USA Today:
Democrats promise a lot, but who will pay the bill?
To listen to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama campaign in Ohio and Texas is to hear pledges on health care, middle-class tax cuts, mortgage assistance, tuition help, energy initiatives and more.
It’s all very appealing. It’s also almost certainly too good to be true.
In 2009, […]
Posted in Budget, Deficit, Economics, Entitlements, National GOP, Reform, Spending, Taxes on Feb 13th, 2008
A must read today from Robert Samuelson at the Washington Post:
The only way Bush could balance the budget would be by not following Bush’s policies. The most telling figures in his budget involve his proposal to eliminate or dramatically reduce 151 programs, for a savings of $18 billion. That’s six-tenths of 1 percent of […]
