....Not the other way around!
Politicians and journalists who fixate on consumer spending are putting the cart before the horse. Consumer spending generally is a consequence of growth, not the cause of growth. This Center for Freedom and Prosperity video helps explain how to achieve more prosperity by looking at the differences between gross domestic product and gross domestic income.
Government programs and intervention were making a mess of the healthcare system, even before Obamacare was enacted. Repealing Obamacare is a good idea and will prevent a bad situation from becoming worse. This CF&P Foundation video explains, however, that repeal is just the first step if we want to genuinely restore a free market and create an efficient and cost-effective healthcare system.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Sarah Palin Book Signing in Columbia!
Bernie Sanders: Live and off his medication!
Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ): "NEGOTIATING WITH REPUBLICANS ‘ALMOST’ LIKE NEGOTIATING WITH ‘TERRORISTS’"
Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) voices that new, cooperative tone the Democrats plan on adopting.
“Do you allow yourself to be held hostage and get something done for the sake of getting something done, when in fact it might be perverse in its ultimate results? It’s almost like the question of do you negotiate with terrorists.”
“Do you allow yourself to be held hostage and get something done for the sake of getting something done, when in fact it might be perverse in its ultimate results? It’s almost like the question of do you negotiate with terrorists.”
Bureaucrats Gone Wild in Cancun!
The United Nations Climate Change Conference is meeting in Cancun, Mexico from November 29 -- December 10 2010 where bureaucrats will work to transfer wealth and technology from developed to developing nations by raising the cost of traditional energy. But before these international bureaucrats get to "work", they decided to throw a lavish party for themselves.