The last remaining plank of President Obama’s gun control legislative package is the “universal background check” provision, which would, seemingly, make a background check a requirement for ALL gun purchases. What could be wrong with background checks? Are background checks equal to a gun registry? Does a gun registry lead to gun confiscation?
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Do Strict Gun Control Laws Work?
One of the things that has troubled me in the gun control debate is this: is there any data that suggests that strict gun control laws actually produce results? Do gun control laws reduce murders? Do they even reduce gun murders? I decided to do some very rough research. Here’s what I found.
President Obama Obscures the Facts on Small Business
In his weekly address today, President Obama laid out what sounded like a very compelling argument for raising taxes. However, he was deliberately misleading about the impact of increasing taxes on small businesses.
The Fiscal Cliff: What Is It? How Does It Affect Me?
Now that the election is done, there has been a bunch of talk about how to fix the “fiscal cliff.” But few people actually know what the fiscal cliff is or how it would affect them.
The Hard Work of Governing…
In the early morning on Wednesday, all the talk was about bringing the country together. Will President Obama compromise with Republicans? Or will his second term be as contentious as his first? He can learn some lessons from former president Bill Clinton.
Things That Won’t Work: Taxing the Rich
Last week, President Obama again suggested that his opponents in Congress are holding up economic progress because they won’t raise taxes on “the rich.” So, I decided to a do a little bit of math.
Is the Middle Class Really In Trouble?
I’ve heard almost constantly from people on the left side of the political sphere that the middle class in the United States is in a crisis. President Obama and other Democrats have drawn an increasingly bleak picture of the outlook of the middle class. In 2009, President Obama stated that “middle class Americans have been working harder, yet not enjoying their fair share of the fruits of a growing economy.”
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Building Wealth Requires Saving
There has been a lot of talk about economic growth over the past few months. Economic growth is one of the hot-button issues of the 2012 campaign. Each candidate would like to put in their two cents about what creates economic growth. Republicans like to say that they are the “pro-growth” party. President Obama likes to say that his policies have created some economic growth, and we need to re-elect him for all of the growth to be realized. But what really drives growth? Saving does. Saving drives economic growth. Yes, there are other things that are economic drivers, but saving is a huge economic driver.
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Payroll Tax Holiday and Government Shutdown
The payroll tax holiday extension and a bill to avoid a government shutdown are big news around the country, as partisanship appears to be crippling Washington yet again. But, in what is becoming more and more commonplace, there is breaking news from the Associated Press that the two top leaders in the Senate may be nearing a deal.
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The American Jobs Act – A Speech by President Barack Obama
President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress tonight, giving a speech about creating jobs in the United States, and introducing his “American Jobs Act,” which he asked Congress to pass immediately. To some, it was a speech that could mark a turning point in his flailing presidency. To others, it was a rehashing of failed policies and ideas.
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