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Obama’s New Gifts to Organized Labor

August 9 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, Party Politics

  By EUGENE SCALIA Government encroachments typically come as a wolf in sheep’s clothing, Justice Antonin Scalia once observed, but occasionally they are brazen—then, the “wolf comes as a wolf.” The Obama administration recently proposed a pair of rules to help unions win workplace elections. One rule is obviously a wolf. The other is a pretty creepy looking sheep. The “wolf” is a proposal of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to enable unions to force organizing elections with as little as 10... Read more

Get Ready for a 70% Marginal Tax Rate

July 19 | Posted by mrossol | Debt, Economics, Obama

Basis Econ 101, or mayby 201… ======== By MICHAEL J. BOSKIN President Obama has been using the debt-ceiling debate and bipartisan calls for deficit reduction to demand higher taxes. With unemployment stuck at 9.2% and a vigorous economic “recovery” appearing more and more elusive, his timing couldn’t be worse. Two problems arise when marginal tax rates are raised. First, as college students learn in Econ 101, higher marginal rates cause real economic harm. The combined marginal rate from all taxes is a vital metric,... Read more

The Scourge of the Faith-Based Paper Dollar

July 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics

The Weekend Interview with James Grant: The Scourge of the Faith-Based Paper Dollar – WSJ.com. Kind of guy I like. Sticks to his position, not to where the political winds are blowing. =============== By HOLMAN W. JENKINS, JR. Jim Grant’s father pursued a varied career, including studying the timpani. He even played for a while with the Pittsburgh Symphony. But the day came when he rethought his career choice. “For the Flying Dutchman overture,” says his son, “they had him cranking a wind machine.” The... Read more

Obama Owns the Debt-Ceiling Fiasco

July 15 | Posted by mrossol | Debt, Economics, Obama

By KARL ROVE President Barack Obama and Congress face a mess if the federal government hits the debt ceiling Aug. 2. The Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington think tank, projects that the government will receive $172 billion in revenues between Aug. 3 and Aug. 31, but it is on the hook to spend $306 billion, leaving a shortfall of $134 billion. On Tuesday, Mr. Obama told Scott Pelley of CBS News that “there may simply not be the money in the coffers”... Read more

While My Son Serves in Iraq

July 15 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Military

As America celebrates Independence Day this weekend, it’s a good time to think of the men and women serving their country overseas. Kelsey Hubbard talks with WSJ contributor Dave Shiflett as his son is about to be deployed to Iraq. By DAVE SHIFLETT

Ted Aljibe/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Today, less than 1% of Americans wear the uniform.
What’s it like seeing a family member off to Iraq, and perhaps beyond? The question comes up regularly these ... Read more

Why Medicare Patients See the Doctor Too Much

July 15 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Health, ObamaCare

By MERRILL MATTHEWS AND MARK LITOW Almost all discussions about Medicare reform ignore one key factor: Medicare utilization is roughly 50% higher than private health-insurance utilization, even after adjusting for age and medical conditions. In other words, given two patients with similar health-care needs—one a Medicare beneficiary over age 65, the other an individual under 65 who has private health insurance—the senior will use nearly 50% more care. Several factors help cause this substantial... Read more

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