IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Our federal government is on the verge of shutting down. And President Obama wants Congressional Republicans to do what he says (pass his budget), not what he does (ignore their budget). The United States government doesn’t have a budget for fiscal year 2011, yet. If it doesn’t pass one by […]
“Do what I say (pass my budget), not what I do (ignore your budget).”
April 5, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Filed Under: healthcare reform Tagged With: Barack Obama, Federal Budget, fiscal stress, government shutdown, John Boehner, Paul Ryan, postaday2011, United States Congress, White House
Government shutdown: to be or not to be?
April 4, 2011 by Daniel Burton
That is the question: discuss.
Filed Under: Democratic Politics, Government, Republican Politics Tagged With: government shutdown
Cutting Non-Defense Discretionary Spending Just Isn’t Enough
April 1, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Cutting discretionary spending alone is not going to solve our fiscal woes. Entitlement reform must happen if we’re to maintain our economic strength. That, or raise taxes. A lot. Related articles When is $100 billion not enough? (lawafterthebar.wordpress.com) Adding up the Federal Balance Sheet (lawafterthebar.wordpress.com) The answer to why Americans are OK with more spending […]
Adding up the Federal Balance Sheet
March 31, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Do you know your net worth? If you add up all your assets (cash, property, etc) and subtract all your liabilities (debts), do you know what you are worth? As a person, your net worth on paper doesn’t really account for your intangibles, like personality, education, or dashing good looks. Just your value if you sold […]
Jack Daniels explains the deficit (a la Politicalmath)
March 30, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Because it’s been one of those days, I give you a lesson in the federal deficit.
Filed Under: Laws and Lawmakers Tagged With: Federal Budget, federal debt, political math
Atlas Shrugged coming to a theater near you. Not a minute too soon.
March 28, 2011 by Daniel Burton
More than fifty years after Ayn Rand argued that government could tear an economy apart by trying to “do good,” her hallmark novel Atlas Shrugged is coming to at theater near you. Some think it’s not a minute too soon. “Being conversant in Ayn Rand’s classic novel about the economic carnage caused by big government […]
Never mind wise: is war on Libya even constitutional?
March 25, 2011 by Daniel Burton
We’ve been at war with Libya for about a week. The question here is not whether we should be at war with Libya, but rather, does the President have the right to take us to war with Libya absent a provocation against the United States? Giving the power to go to war to Congress, the […]
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