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Money Questions Tax Code Debate Will Never Answer

Last update October 27, 2017Leave a Comment

There are two big money questions swirling around tax code reform. They are the same questions we’ve been asking for decades: who should get the money and why?

Don’t expect answers this year. Just sit back and enjoy the show because this promises to be a good one.

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: Paul Ryan

Evidence-Based Policymaking a Desperate Ploy by Ryan

Last update September 8, 2017Leave a Comment

Evidenced-based policymaking is the perfect Washington contradiction. Using facts and data isn’t what politicians who make policy do. Their real talent is creating, distorting, or outright ignoring the truth to get what they want. Both sides do it and they aren’t very good at hiding it, whether the goal is creating a hate crime trend or rationalizing spending more money with the hope that we can tax our way to prosperity later.

Filed Under: Conservatism Tagged With: Paul Ryan

Negative Politics Put to the Test So You Can Decide

Last update June 21, 2017Leave a Comment

It’s been almost a week since we heard calls for unity on Capitol Hill. That’s what tragedy means to politicians. It’s an opportunity for speeches and press releases. This kind of empty talk is probably as much togetherness as our senators and representatives can endure.

Filed Under: Government Ethics Tagged With: Nancy Pelosi, Paul Ryan

Repeal, Replace, Dismantle, Destroy Won’t Sell ACA Fix

Last update July 18, 2017Leave a Comment

With the nation at their mercy Republicans are about to blow the mission they staked their reputation to the instant Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act. We’ve heard the buzzwords: repeal, replace, dismantle. We might as well add destroy. The press isn’t great, but how could it be?

Filed Under: Health Care Tagged With: Paul Ryan, Republicans

A Queen is Better Than a Bad President

Last update May 15, 2016Leave a Comment

We don’t need another bad president. Bad presidents cause problems. They are hard to control. Often they want to stick around after one term. We have to waste time and money fixing their mistakes and dealing with the irresponsible things their advisors do.

Filed Under: Government Ethics Tagged With: Paul Ryan

Republican Traditional Values Must Change or Vanish

Last update May 13, 2016Leave a Comment

Making America great doesn’t mean what it used to. These three words remember a time and place that vanished years ago, one that no longer has a lot of relevance to Republican voters the party is trying to win over with pleas to traditional values.

Filed Under: Conservatism Tagged With: Donald Trump, Paul Ryan, Republicans

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