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Federal News Radio: Bill would give DoD incentives to audit its books on time - In the News - Newsroom - Ron Johnson, United States Senator for Wisconsin: ""When the Pentagon can't tell Congress, or itself, how it is spending money, good programs face cuts along with wasteful programs, which is the situation in which we find ourselves today under sequestration.""
Monday, August 13, 2012
Daily Caller: Ron Johnson: ‘There is way too much political demagoguery out there that sounds good’ - In the News - Newsroom - Ron Johnson, United States Senator for Wisconsin
Daily Caller: Ron Johnson: ‘There is way too much political demagoguery out there that sounds good’ - In the News - Newsroom - Ron Johnson, United States Senator for Wisconsin: "“It’s like President Obama says he’s all about making the rich pay their fair share,” he added. “Does that imply that I don’t want the rich to pay their fair share? I mean I do, and the fact of the matter is the wealthiest 1 percent paid, in 2007, over 40 percent of the total income tax burden. And the bottom 95 percent paid less than that.”"
Political News.me: Senators Introduce Bipartisan Pay for Printing Act - In the News - Newsroom - Ron Johnson, United States Senator for Wisconsin
Political News.me: Senators Introduce Bipartisan Pay for Printing Act - In the News - Newsroom - Ron Johnson, United States Senator for Wisconsin: "the Pay for Printing Act, which would require senators to pay for celebratory or commemorative resolutions out of their own budgets, rather than using taxpayer funds."
"These resolutions incur printing costs of about $1,200 per page. So far in the 112th Congress, simple resolutions may have already cost taxpayers nearly $400,000 in printing costs alone."
"These resolutions incur printing costs of about $1,200 per page. So far in the 112th Congress, simple resolutions may have already cost taxpayers nearly $400,000 in printing costs alone."
Complaints prompt water park to end discounts for church groups | Fox News
Complaints prompt water park to end discounts for church groups | Fox News: "The Freedom from Religion Foundation, a national non-profit dedicated to the separation of church-and-state, got wind of what had happened, and a lawyer from the group fired off a letter to Ratliff, informing him that he'd better not reinstitute the discount for church groups in the future"
"A Pennsylvania atheist filed a grievance with the state's Human Relations Commission this summer after he learned that Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen in Columbia was offering a 10 percent discount on meals to people who brought their church bulletin with them."
Why does it matter if a private company provides a discount to a group? Does that mean that senior discounts are age discrimination also?
"A Pennsylvania atheist filed a grievance with the state's Human Relations Commission this summer after he learned that Prudhomme’s Lost Cajun Kitchen in Columbia was offering a 10 percent discount on meals to people who brought their church bulletin with them."
Why does it matter if a private company provides a discount to a group? Does that mean that senior discounts are age discrimination also?
Call for probe in jet ski security breach at New York's Kennedy airport | Fox News
Call for probe in jet ski security breach at New York's Kennedy airport | Fox News: "a swamped jet skier was able to breach Kennedy Airport’s troubled $100 million security system"
"Neither motion sensors nor closed-circuit cameras of the Perimeter Intrusion Detection System, or PIDS, detected Casillo [in a bright yellow life vest], who was only busted when he approached a startled Delta Airlines worker near Gate 10."
"Neither motion sensors nor closed-circuit cameras of the Perimeter Intrusion Detection System, or PIDS, detected Casillo [in a bright yellow life vest], who was only busted when he approached a startled Delta Airlines worker near Gate 10."
Friday, August 10, 2012
You Didn't Build That? Oh, Mr. Obama, You Can't Be Serious | Jim Powell | Cato Institute: Commentary
You Didn't Build That? Oh, Mr. Obama, You Can't Be Serious | Jim Powell | Cato Institute: Commentary: "
Politicians scold citizens for consuming too much sugar, but the government provides subsidies for producing high fructose corn syrup that's widely used in sodas, cookies and other sweets.
Taxes are higher because government subsidizes some farmers to grow crops and subsidizes other farmers not to grow crops.
Government subsidizes home ownership and restricts the number of homes that can be built.
Politicians criticize business executives who take on too much debt, but government encourages debt by providing tax deductions for interest (no deductions for equity capital), and of course the government itself is deeper in debt than anybody else.
Politicians complain that companies invest so much money overseas, but the government imposes a 35 percent tax on earnings brought back to the United States.
Politicians bemoan our dependence on foreign oil, while restricting oil drilling on public lands and offshore.
Businesses can be prosecuted for (1) "predatory price cutting" if they charge too little, (2) "price gouging" if they charge too much or (3) "price fixing" if they charge the same as their competitors.
By providing billions of dollars of federal aid for attending college, government subsidizes demand, which has had the effect of making college more expensive and more difficult to pay for than it otherwise would be for everybody who doesn't get federal aid.
Politicians promote the virtues of small, high-mileage cars, and they enforce laws that make it hard to produce such cars profitably in the United States.
There are laws that make it harder for employers to hire people and laws that provide income for the unemployed.
The government shuts off water in California, intensifying a drought and leading to higher unemployment, all to save small fish, while proposing thousands of square miles of windmills that kill birds.
Politicians encourage more couples to get married, but there have been higher taxes on married people than on single people, providing incentives not to get married.
Politicians say they want more doctors, while enforcing laws that limit the number of students who can enter medical schools.
Government promotes health care inflation by channeling hundreds of billions of dollars a year into the health care sector, enabling people to bid up health care prices — and then the government tries to limit health care price increases with health care rationing, such as excluding more treatments from coverage.
Government provides subsidies for growing tobacco and enforces prohibitions on smoking."
"In 1978, when it was estimated that people spent almost a billion hours a year filling out federal forms, Congress passed the Government Paperwork Elimination Act" " It has been estimated that people now spend more than 10 billion hours a year filling out some 8,000 different federal forms."
"In 1985, it was estimated to cost $2.6 billion" ... "The project ended up costing $14.6 billion"
"The airport was supposed to cost $1.5 billion, but the tab turned out to be $5.3 billion."
Politicians scold citizens for consuming too much sugar, but the government provides subsidies for producing high fructose corn syrup that's widely used in sodas, cookies and other sweets.
Taxes are higher because government subsidizes some farmers to grow crops and subsidizes other farmers not to grow crops.
Government subsidizes home ownership and restricts the number of homes that can be built.
Politicians criticize business executives who take on too much debt, but government encourages debt by providing tax deductions for interest (no deductions for equity capital), and of course the government itself is deeper in debt than anybody else.
Politicians complain that companies invest so much money overseas, but the government imposes a 35 percent tax on earnings brought back to the United States.
Politicians bemoan our dependence on foreign oil, while restricting oil drilling on public lands and offshore.
Businesses can be prosecuted for (1) "predatory price cutting" if they charge too little, (2) "price gouging" if they charge too much or (3) "price fixing" if they charge the same as their competitors.
By providing billions of dollars of federal aid for attending college, government subsidizes demand, which has had the effect of making college more expensive and more difficult to pay for than it otherwise would be for everybody who doesn't get federal aid.
Politicians promote the virtues of small, high-mileage cars, and they enforce laws that make it hard to produce such cars profitably in the United States.
There are laws that make it harder for employers to hire people and laws that provide income for the unemployed.
The government shuts off water in California, intensifying a drought and leading to higher unemployment, all to save small fish, while proposing thousands of square miles of windmills that kill birds.
Politicians encourage more couples to get married, but there have been higher taxes on married people than on single people, providing incentives not to get married.
Politicians say they want more doctors, while enforcing laws that limit the number of students who can enter medical schools.
Government promotes health care inflation by channeling hundreds of billions of dollars a year into the health care sector, enabling people to bid up health care prices — and then the government tries to limit health care price increases with health care rationing, such as excluding more treatments from coverage.
Government provides subsidies for growing tobacco and enforces prohibitions on smoking."
"In 1978, when it was estimated that people spent almost a billion hours a year filling out federal forms, Congress passed the Government Paperwork Elimination Act" " It has been estimated that people now spend more than 10 billion hours a year filling out some 8,000 different federal forms."
"In 1985, it was estimated to cost $2.6 billion" ... "The project ended up costing $14.6 billion"
"The airport was supposed to cost $1.5 billion, but the tab turned out to be $5.3 billion."
Feds: Student rights violated in east Miss. city | Fox News
Feds: Student rights violated in east Miss. city | Fox News: "incarcerates students for disciplinary infractions as minor as dress code violations"
Connecticut town threatens to take overgrown pet bunny from girl, 7 | Fox News
Connecticut town threatens to take overgrown pet bunny from girl, 7 | Fox News: "Zoning Enforcement Officer Arthur Hausman issued a cease-and-desist order to the Lidsky family two weeks ago, informing them that they were violating town zoning regulations because their property was smaller than the 2 acres required to keep rabbits and other types of livestock."
"North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda said town officials are not trying to take the bunny away from the girl, but are instead trying to get Josh Lidsky to respond to neighbors' complaints about blighted conditions on his property."
They want them to clean up there property so they bug them about the rabbit?!?
"North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda said town officials are not trying to take the bunny away from the girl, but are instead trying to get Josh Lidsky to respond to neighbors' complaints about blighted conditions on his property."
They want them to clean up there property so they bug them about the rabbit?!?
2 Pa. teens cited for parking lot chalk drawings | Fox News
2 Pa. teens cited for parking lot chalk drawings | Fox News: "Doylestown police Chief James Donnelly says although chalk washes off, the drawings are "an attempt at vandalism.""
Let's ban finger painting in kindergarten because it might lead to vandalism!
Let's ban finger painting in kindergarten because it might lead to vandalism!
Make Profits, Not War - Gary North - Mises Daily
Make Profits, Not War - Gary North - Mises Daily: "In the days before the income tax, anyone could come into the United States. There were no passports. Late in the 19th century, there was an entry point at Ellis Island. Immigration bureaucrats blocked the entry of sick people. This meant that immigration restrictions were a public-health issue. The authorities blocked out microscopic invaders by blocking the people who carried them. But healthy people were allowed to enter the nation."
"When immigrants could become citizens and vote their way into other Americans' wallets, the barriers went up."
"You mean we should charge Americans an extra 20 percent or 30 percent because the government on the other side of the line is going to nuke us? Does this make sense?"
"When immigrants could become citizens and vote their way into other Americans' wallets, the barriers went up."
"You mean we should charge Americans an extra 20 percent or 30 percent because the government on the other side of the line is going to nuke us? Does this make sense?"
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