The National Forest Service announced recently that it is considering regulations to restrict the photography of “government-owned” natural beauty to those photographers who have paid a $1500 registration fee. Unregistered photographers could be fined by the National Forest Service: If the plans are finalized in November, any media with a camera, even a simple cell […]
Continue reading →If you listen to leftists and big-government stooges, the middle class is evaporating because of low minimum wage, greedy corporations, and tax-breaks for the rich. Which would indicate that, in order to grow the middle class, the civil government needs to get more involved. No one argues with the fact that the middle class drives […]
Continue reading →Number 32. That’s our global rank for business taxes. Yep. The largest economy in the world comes in at an unspectacular number 32 when it comes to how we tax our businesses. But it’s far worse than it sounds. There were only 34 countries (all the industrialized countries) in the study. Ouch: The index takes […]
Continue reading →I’m so sick of these hypocrites. Michael Moore says he hates capitalism. He’s apparently for income equality. He opposes the two-facedness of American politics and religion. But Michael Moore has gotten rich off of his anti-capitalistic message. Like many leftists, he preaches one thing but can’t live it personally: According to the Detroit News, anti-capitalism “everyman” […]
Continue reading →The IRS received a blow today as the Republican-controlled house cut the budget for tax enforcement by over $1 billion—nearly 25%. Most of me is very happy about this, since the IRS is really lame and everyone knows it. But another part of me is worried this cut could have some very destructive consequences. The […]
Continue reading →Since the Reagan days, conservatives have regularly emphasized how beneficial tax breaks are for the economy. And don’t get me wrong, I’m all for cutting taxes. But what many people don’t get is that the beloved Reaganomics were heavily weighted toward deficit spending. You can’t reduce what you’re taking in and increase what you’re putting out […]
Continue reading →It was the next logical step, I guess. The California state government, which has been teetering in and out of bankruptcy for quite a few years now, had seen its gasoline tax revenue start to dry up. Because people in California just aren’t buying that much gas. All of those hybrid cars and whatnot. And […]
Continue reading →The most effective parasites make you feel bad for not giving them more. They convince you that they are taking less than they deserve. For years, bleeding heart leftists have been those kinds of parasites. They pretend to be Robin Hoods, but there are crucial differences. For one, they exempt themselves from the charitable giving. […]
Continue reading →Aretha Franklin showed up to sing at a White House hosted dinner titled “Women of Soul,” and while Obama was introducing her, he said: When Aretha first told us what R-S-P-E-C-T meant to her, she had no idea it would become a rallying cry for African-Americans, and women, and then everyone who felt marginalized because […]
Continue reading →Well, you can add another moniker to the list for everyone’s least favorite Congress of all time. We already have “Do-Nothing Congress.” Now, there’s “Congress of Millionaires.” That’s right. In a time when unemployment is worse than ever (having dipped unexpectedly in December) and economic times are tough for the majority of Americans, the majority […]
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