New agency would blow billions on toll roads, windmills and solar panels By THE WASHINGTON TIMES– Wednesday, March 16, 2011 The last thing America needs right now is another government agency. Apparently, Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, doesn’t agree. On Tuesday, he announced his intention to establish the American Infrastructure Financing Authority (AIFA). President Obama […]
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By Thomas Sowell 3/8/2011 The biggest myth about labor unions is that unions are for the workers. Unions are for unions, just as corporations are for corporations and politicians are for politicians. Nothing shows the utter cynicism of the unions and the politicians who do their bidding like the so-called “Employee Free Choice Act” that
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NEWS&OBSERVER Last word in nuclear safety: Yucca BY RICK MARTINEZ – Correspondent March 24, 2011 It’s becoming increasingly clear that the biggest threat of uncontained radiation from Japan’s earthquake-induced nuclear-plant disaster lies in the spent fuel rods stored on site, not the active power plant cores. I don’t know if the prime minister can order
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MARCH 22, 2011 Lower taxes and a strong dollar could spur growth once again. By STEVE FORBES Today, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, the Manhattan Institute and The Wall Street Journal will host a morning seminar concerning the economic legacy of Ronald Reagan. The get-together couldn’t be timelier. Reagan came into the White House facing
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MARCH 22, 2011 That battle was lost long ago—and now the young and talented are leaving. By WILLIAM MCGURN The new Republican governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, likes to say that he’s not interested in the confrontation with organized labor that we see in Wisconsin. That may be. Nevertheless, Mr. Snyder has become Public Enemy
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MARCH 15, 2011 They’re drilling for oil, attracting high tech, and keeping the tax burden moderate. Result: 3.8% unemployment. By JOEL KOTKIN Living on the harsh, wind-swept northern Great Plains, North Dakotans lean towards the practical in economic development. Finding themselves sitting on prodigious pools of oil—estimated by the state’s Department of Mineral Resources at
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March 17, 2011 By F. Owen Smith America has become dependent on social steroids, the kind pushed under the street-name HGH, standing for Huge Government Handouts. The steroid metaphor is so aptly drawn as to make it irresistible, so with your permission I’ll develop it. Hold a photograph of the Twenties strongman Charles Atlas next
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Posted by Asst Natl Dir Mellie B on March 8, 2011 at 4:56pm in Patriot Action Alerts View Discussions Posted on March 8, 2011 at 3:04pm by Jonathon M. Seidl Our friends over at Business Insider have uncovered the chilling presentation GOP Rep. Paul Ryan (chairman of the House Budget Committee) is using to push for budget
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Morning Bell: How Many Trillions Must We Waste on the War on Poverty? Posted By Conn Carroll On March 17, 2011 @ 9:01 am In Family and Religion | 43 Comments Which American politician said the following? “The lessons of history, confirmed by the evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief
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MARCH 17, 2011 Who can blame consumers for holding back when 50 million Americans depend on taxpayer-supported programs? The modern-day soup line is a check in the mail. By MORTIMER ZUCKERMAN There’s an acidic remark by Dorothy Parker, the New Yorker wit of the 1920s, that just about sums up our present economic predicament. She
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