Category: Politics
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Liberal Bias
Conservatives have long felt that the majority of media sources have a liberal bias. Over thirty years ago a study by Robert Lichter and Stanley Rothman offered interesting data on the subject. I think it is unlikely that we will every see a study so revealing of political bias. (Source: The Media Elite by S.…
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“If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.” –Obama
I couldn’t disagree with him more. Just because I cross a bridge it doesn’t mean I owe anybody. I already pay gas taxes for that built and maintain that bridge. I would content that people who are not successful consume more government services and thus owe more to the system than the rich. “If you…
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Five major ObamaCare taxes that will hit your wallet in 2013
Five major ObamaCare taxes that will hit your wallet in 2013 While the individual mandate tax gets most of the attention, the ObamaCare law actually contains 20 new or higher taxes on the American people. These taxes are gradually phased in over the years 2010 (with its 10 percent “tanning tax”) to 2018 (when the…
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Obama Quote
“The private sector is doing fine,” the president said during a White House press conference. “Where we’re seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government. … If Republicans want to be helpful, if they really want to move forward and put people back to work, what they should be thinking…
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Frontline: Money, Power and Wall Street
This is an excellent Frontline. Well worth watching. It’s obviously an investment in time but you won’t regret it. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/money-power-wall-street/
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Obama on the rich paying their fair share
April 16, 2008 Democratic presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama moderated by Charlie Gibson of ABC News. GIBSON: All right. You have, however, said you would favor an increase in the capital gains tax. As a matter of fact, you said on CNBC, and I quote, “I certainly would not go above what…