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It’s the Spending, Stupid

September 22, 2010 By 1 Comment

If a picture really is worth a thousand words…  Then this chart from the Heritage Foundation says it all: Bottom line; we’re not under taxed… The government spends to much! H/T: James Pethokoukis.

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This & That: It’s the Spending, Stupid; Why It’s Time for the Tea Party; Bush Tax Cuts Benefited Taxpayers at Every Level; and More…

September 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I’ve been pretty remiss about writing lately, I’ve just had too much on my plate and I haven’t felt like I’ve had much to contribute… Anyway, here’s a few must reads from the week that was… The Wall Street Journal last week published two columns that are absolute must reads, first is Daniel Henninger’s Op-ed [...]

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Video: Can 8-28 rally-goers match spending facts with the right president?

August 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The gang over at Bankrupting America took their camera’s to the Restoring Honor rally in D.C. today to test the attendees government spending IQ… The result are interesting. Before watching the video see if you can answer the following questions: Bush or Obama? This president spent a record-breaking $3 trillion in a single year. Bush [...]

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Joe Biden: ‘We Have to Go Spend Money to Keep From Going Bankrupt’

July 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment

From CNSNews.com: Vice President Joe Biden told people attending an AARP town hall meeting that unless the Democrat-supported health care plan becomes law the nation will go bankrupt and that the only way to avoid that fate is for the government to spend more money. “And folks look, AARP knows and the people with me here today [...]

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Boehner: ‘Era of Big Government’ Is Back

February 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

From The Hill (emphasis mine): Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) declared a return to “the era of big government” the day after President Obama’s first formal address to Congress. “From everything I’ve seen, it looks like the era of big government spending is back,” he told reporters at a lunch convened by the Christian Science [...]

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