Last week Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) announced the start of the You Cut Federal Budget program.  The idea behind the you cut budget program is that voters can vote on items presented each week to cut  from the federal budget.  As we reported last week, Youcut is a program put forth by House republicans to help...
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Youcut is a program put forth by House republicans to help curb federal spending, reduce the budget deficit, and potentially reduce the national debt.  The program is designed to allow Americans to vote for federal budget items that they would support cutting from the federal budget. In a recent interview in the Richmond Times...
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There are numerous posters and signs around proclaiming that calling President Obama a Socialist.  I recently had an interesting conversation about the nature of socialism and the validity of people calling Obama a Socialist.  Ron Paul has also recently gotten into the conversation and debate concerning the question is Obama a Socialist. To consider...
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The Obama Administration is well known for its attacks on corporations, CEOs, the wealthy, the rich, wall street bankers, and Fat Cats.  However, over the last several years, Obama has hinted at his views toward the amount of money people should earn and when they should earn it.   He often attacks CEO salaries, executive...
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The media and the Obama administration continually spin the jobless claims numbers.  The initial jobless claims go up or down weekly.  When the number goes down, the media and the Obama administration hail the falling initial jobless claims as a sign that Obama’s policies are working.  When the numbers go up the answer is...
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A new tax debate is about to begin.  Recently, the White House advisor Paul Volcker proposed that a VAT tax would help reduce the budget deficit.  He further indicated that other taxes, such as taxes on carbon would could also help reduce the deficit. A Value Added Tax (VAT) is a tax that is...
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