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
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 […]
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 […]
Why the federal budget is like a road trip…at 174 miles per hour.
March 22, 2011 by Daniel Burton
I had lunch with a fascinating guy today: Matthias Shapiro, or @politicalmath if you’re on Twitter. Matthias has done a few amazing visualizations on YouTube to demonstrate the realities of America’s budgetary problems. He explained to me that he got started when he heard President Obama offer, early in his term, to cut $100 billion […]
Filed Under: Laws and Lawmakers Tagged With: Barack Obama, budget, Federal Budget, Matthias Shapiro, political math, postaday2011, trillions, United States federal budget, wreckless spending
DOMA on its way to review?
March 17, 2011 by Daniel Burton
Is a case in California setting up DOMA for overturn? A federal judge in California has ruled that a federal appeals judge has no power to order the U.S. government to provide health benefits to the same-sex spouse of a court employee, but went on to invite a constitutional challenge to the law that mandates a […]
Filed Under: Judicial Activism Tagged With: Barack Obama, California, Defense of Marriage Act, Judicial activism, Same-sex marriage, United States Department of Justice
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