Obama isn’t ‘fuming’ about this one… ==== April 15, 2015 6:55 p.m. ET If Americans know anything about the IRS it’s that it accepts no excuses, and so they trudged wearily on Wednesday to pay their taxes. That’s in notable contrast to the free passes that keep flowing to the tax agency’s most famous former employee, Lois Lerner. Opinion Journal Video American Action Forum Director... Read more
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How Lois Lerner Got a Pass
April 22 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Obama, Socialism, The LeftBreaking Another Promise
March 13 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, SocialismCertainly he is building his legacy… ===== By PETE HEGSETH Updated March 12, 2015 8:16 p.m. ET Last August President Obama signed the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act, the most significant reform to the Department of Veterans Affairs in decades. Seven months later, the Veterans Choice Program, a core part of the law designed to help veterans see private doctors, is floundering. Yet... Read more
Bankruptcy Options for Student-Loans??
March 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Education, Obama, Socialism, The Left, US DebtAnother MAJOR ‘wealth transfer’ from taxpayers, to non-payers. An absolute crock… ======= By Josh Mitchell And Katy Stech March 10, 2015 12:17 p.m. ET WASHINGTON—The White House said Tuesday it is weighing whether to make it easier for Americans to discharge student loans through bankruptcy, a major change that would effectively open the door for student debt being treated on par with credit-card debt... Read more
The CEOs Behind the Obamanet
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Obama, SocialismI’m thinking that these bright folks will eventually “get it” – although it may not be soon enough. ========= March 4, 2015 7:01 p.m. ET The Federal Communications Commission exists in theory to house experts who can make informed, independent decisions on how to govern the communications industry. But that isn’t how government works in practice, as we are learning from last... Read more
Debt-Saddled Municipal Budgets Get a Lifeline
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, SocialismFinally some realism in the realm of municipal finance. ========= By Robert C. Pozen And Ronald J. Gilson While underfunded public-employee pensions capture the headlines, health-insurance benefits for retired state and local workers are also a huge problem. But a recent ruling by the Supreme Court may help state and local governments scale back these benefits. Unlike public pension plans, retiree health benefits aren’t... Read more
The Worldview that Makes the Underclass
December 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, Economics, SocialismThis is a rather long piece, but it is well worth your time. “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” Reading this, its almost impossible to see from one paragraph to the next for all the smoke. ================= The following is adapted from a speech delivered on May 20, 2014, at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar in Dearborn, Michigan. I worked for 15 years... Read more
