The Fiscal Cliff Comes Back to Bite Voters: How Should Republicans Respond?
As the first paychecks of 2013 were deposited into accounts earlier this month, some workers undoubtedly wondered why their take-home pay seemed lighter than in December. The reason was simple: the...
View ArticleKey Vote: See Whether Your Representative Voted to Raise the Debt Ceiling Here!
Today the House of Representatives voted to extend the government's borrowing authority until May 19th - essentially granting a "clean" four-month rise in the debt ceiling. The bill, H.R. 325, passed...
View ArticleYour Guide to the National Debt (Part 4)
“Never complain of that of which it is at all times in your power to rid yourself.” – Adam Smith quoting Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus, chapter I, section II, and part VII of The Theory of Moral...
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Chart: Federal spending and receipts in one image (FY 2013)
[Source: White House OMB Mid-Session Review, summer 2012. Data does not reflect enactment of H.R.8, the so-called Fiscal Cliff bill, enacted in January 2013. This chart was compiled by FreedomWorks...
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Key Vote NO on Clean Debt Ceiling Increase, H.R. 325 (Senate Vote)
Dear FreedomWorks member,As one of our millions of FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your U.S. Senators and urge them to vote NO on H.R. 325, a bill which would lift the U.S. debt...
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Key Vote YES on the Toomey “Full Faith and Credit Act” Amendment to H.R. 325
Dear FreedomWorks member,As one of our millions of FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your U.S. Senators and urge them to vote YES on the Toomey amendment to H.R. 325. This...
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Key Vote YES on the Portman “End Government Shutdowns” Amendment to H.R. 325
Dear FreedomWorks member,As one of our millions of FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your U.S. Senators and urge them to vote YES on the Portman “End Government Shutdowns Act”...
View ArticleKey Vote: Debt Ceiling - See How Your Senators Voted Here!
Yesterday, the Senate voted to raise the debt ceiling through May 19th, 2013, which will allow the federal government to rack up about $450 billion in new debt. The bill, H.R. 325, had previously been...
View ArticleFederal Budget Resources for Activists and Journalists
Bookmark this page to help you keep up with the big budgetary debates in Washington.Blog posts tagged 'Budget & Spending'Blog posts tagged 'Continuing Resolution'Blog posts tagged 'CR'Blog posts...
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Tell Your Representative to Support the Full Faith and Credit Act!
Dear FreedomWorks member, As one of our millions of FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your Representative and urge him or her to support the Full Faith and Credit Act, H.R. 807....
View ArticlePolitical Jujitsu: Fixing the GOP’s Messaging Problem
Since November's debacle, hundreds of conservative pundits and activists have wrung their hands over the GOP’s messaging problem. Luckily for Republicans my background is in branding, marketing and...
View ArticleYour Guide to the National Debt (Part 3)
The problem of the national debt can seem overwhelming. How do you address $16.4 trillion in gross debt, or even $11.5 trillion in debt held by the public? Congress is gridlocked, President Obama...
View ArticleThere Is No National Debt
As we approach the next artificially constructed, politically motivated, intentionally promoted national crisis, we should keep one thing in mind: though we speak of a national debt, there is no single...
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Obama's Debt Claims Debunked, Line by Line
Update: January 18:Good news. House Republicans appear to be listening to the grassroots. House GOP leaders announced today that they will no longer extend the debt ceiling until the Senate does it's...
View ArticleFinal Draft Of Debt Ceiling Script For GOP Failure
Forget all the post-election hand wringing over shifting demographics and outreach, the real problem for Republicans remains their complete inability to craft a narrative of their own or, more...
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Ceilings and Shutdowns: Understanding Government at an Impasse. A...
The size of the U.S. government has grown exponentially and it has become superfluous in the supposedly free-market American economy. Yet it is the nature of the government’s enormity that presents...
View ArticleWhy Fitch Could Downgrade the U.S. - And Why They're Right to Do So
As with most events in life, timing was everything. Fitch Ratings, Ltd. released a statement Tuesday announcing its intention to lower the U.S. credit rating unless the Administration and Congress can...
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FreedomWorks Busts Myth Of Debt Ceiling And "Not Paying Our Bills"
The repeated refrain from the likes of Paul Krugman and Jay Carney is that we MUST increase the debt limit so that we don't default on the full faith and credit of the United States, and that we...
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End the Debt Ceiling Shenanigans
Here we go again…The U.S. is expected to hit the $16.4 trillion debt ceiling by the end of February.That means that we can expect more partisan bickering in Washington over whether to raise the debt...
View ArticleHouse GOP: "No Budget, No Debt Hike"
Update on the Debt Ceiling fight:House Republicans appear to be listening to the grassroots. Today GOP leaders announced they will not pass any bill to extend the national debt ceiling until the Senate...
View ArticleObama is Bankrupting the Youth and Unborn
Democracy and Power 104: Future Debt BurdenA government debt is a government claim against personal income and private property – an unpaid tax bill.—Hans F. SennholzObama is Bankrupting the Youth and...
View ArticleFreedomWorks Key Votes “NO” on the GOP Debt Ceiling Proposal, H.R. 325
Dean Clancy: “House leadership wants to raise the debt ceiling clean? Get serious, guys. Do your jobs.” Washington, DC- FreedomWorks will be activating its membership of over 2 million fiscal...
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Key Vote NO on a Clean Increase in the Debt Limit - H.R. 325
Dear FreedomWorks member,As one of our millions of FreedomWorks members nationwide, I urge you to contact your U.S. Representative and urge him or her to vote NO on H.R. 325, a bill which would lift...
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Even the Press Doesn't Believe Obama Debt Spin
Yesterday President Obama gave a speech to the Business Roundtable organization in Washington, DC. The speech was carried by the major news networks for all to see, and see we did. During his speech we...
View ArticleGet Rid of the Debt Ceiling
Warning: This title may be ironic. Get rid of the debt ceiling.Yes, get rid of it.Although Ezra Klein and I are generally on opposite ends of the political spectrum, we agree, as he opines in the...
View ArticleWhat Current Affairs Reveal About Education
It’s as if current events are working together to reform education, or, at the very least, to make it evident to all Americans why reform needs to happen. Between the current government shutdown and...
View ArticleWebsite Woes Indicate Waste as Obamacare Spending to Skyrocket
This morning, I walked through the rain to work. After arriving at the office, I proceeded to make myself a cup of coffee and log on to my computer. The first thing I did was visit the Drudge Report...
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Chart: Why Default Won't Happen
Default won't happen.This chart shows why the U.S. Government will not default on its debt, should it hit the statutory debt limit set by Congress (a limit that the Treasury Deparment suggests may be...
View ArticleNo Deal: Details of the McConnell and Boehner Capitulation Plans
[POSTED: 10/15, 11:45 AM][UPDATE: 10/15, 4:00 PM -- News reports suggest House Republican leaders are taking the "deal" to the House floor for a vote this evening, but are changing some of the details....
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The Reality of America's Finances
When Washington raised the debt ceiling this week, the Beltway media breathlessly reported that the fiscal crisis had ended. Lawyers danced in hallways, bureaucrats twerked on the Metro, congressional...
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