By Ernest Istook In 34 states, public assistance now pays more than the minimum wage. So there is zero incentive to get a starter job. In nine states, benefits top $35,000 a year. The national median is $28,000. And unlike work, welfare is tax-free. Welfare often pays more than working. One new study looked just…
Government Circus
Two Families
You have two families: “Joe Legal” and “Jose Illegal”. Both families have two parents two children, and live in California…or Texas ….or… Arizona ….or. Joe Legal works in construction, has a Social Security Number and makes $25 per hour with taxes deducted. Jose Illegal also works in construction, has NO Social Security Number, and gets…
General
If Only Barack Obama Were President
Barack Obama wants to fix America’s problems. He has pledged to bring back the jobs lost in 2008 after Washington forced America’s lenders to make loans to poorer Americans who couldn’t afford to pay them back. He has promised to restore fiscal responsibility and control spending. He is serious about reducing the national debt. He…
Tom DeWeese
Putting bicycles ahead of people
Pressure groups and government officials are seizing property – with no accountability By Tom DeWeese This is a story of raw power, collusion and government corruption. A story that is taking place in countless towns all over America. A story of “reinvented” government, where self-proclaimed private “stakeholders” and pressure groups set the rules, local elected…
Lasee's Notes
Lasee’s Notes
Energy Answers are NOT Blowing in the Wind Environmentalists, Democrats, and corporate wind interests see wind power as the future. They are committed to it because they believe it will protect the environment by magically replacing the use of fossil fuels (and make some wealthy). Such deluded notions have no basis in fact. The truth…
Science and Environmental Policy Project
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROJECT
The Week That Was September 14th, 2013 Quote of the Week “What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.” Bertrand Russell ******************************* Number of the Week 90% ******************************* This Week By Ken Haapala, Executive Vice President Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) *******************************…