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Government Should Spend Less So It Can Give Away More?

July 19, 2017 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

Heated disagreement over how Trump and company want to spend our money might be our own fault. Poll numbers show we are pretty fickle about what we expect from government. In a recent Pew Research poll 64% of respondents believe the GOP “is too willing to cut programs.”1 On the flip side 61% say Democrats view “government as the only way to solve problems.”2 An April 2016 … [Read more...] about Government Should Spend Less So It Can Give Away More?

Balanced Federal Budget? We the People Say No.

February 15, 2015 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

All of you fiscal conservatives who keep demanding that we pass a law for a balanced federal budget? Give it up. A federal budget that doesn’t leak at the seams and rack up unimaginable debt for every taxpaying American is unthinkable. It goes against the fundamental rule of politics: at all costs, curry favor with the people. Besides, if you think Washington can change the way … [Read more...] about Balanced Federal Budget? We the People Say No.

Legislating Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids: Did Everyone Miss The Point?

January 4, 2011 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

Sarah Palin raised the ire of critics, and even a few of her allies, after showing up at a Pennsylvania school in November, cookies in hand, to make a point about government regulation in Michelle Obama’s “Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.” Even conservative Mike Huckabee sided with Team Obama, suggesting that Ms. Palin missed the point of the bill. Huckabee is correct. … [Read more...] about Legislating Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids: Did Everyone Miss The Point?

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