Politicians Lie About Their Love For the Middle Class

Destroy the middle class in America, and Socialism takes over - economic growth is killed, people turn on each other, free speech is attacked, the government grows and becomes more tyrannical, and individuals are not treated equally under the law. And, subsidies grow as it becomes more “profitable” not to work, and trade effort for leisure. …

US Dept of Treasury Admits Cap and Trade is a Significant Tax

When the Heritage Foundation did its analysis of the Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade legislation, it broadly compared the economy with and without the carbon tax. Under this scenario, it found Waxman-Markey would cost the economy $161 billion in 2020, which is $1,870 for a family of four. As the bill's restrictions kick in, that number …

California Voters Resoundingly Reject Ballot Measures

California voters have crushed efforts by elected leaders to patch a gaping hole in the state budget with a package of ballot measures that included borrowing, extending $16 billion worth of taxes and promising to reform future budgets with a reserve fund and a spending cap. Just how bad was it?  You can check out …

Will California Voters Answer the Special Election Call?

An unending run of grim economic news has seemingly put California voters in a foul mood before Tuesday's special election.  Today's special election arrives in the midst of a bad national economy and arrives three months after a 15 week squabble to close an earlier $42 billion shortfall. Add in a complex set of ballot propositions and …