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Johnson challenges IRS Obamacare gimmick
The freshman senator from Wisconsin is challenging the IRS rule that circumvents Congress to support the creation of federal-facilitated health insurance exchanges and expose millions of Americans to Obamacare penalties. When Obama and the Democrats p...
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8 opinions2012/07/12 01:57:06
Obama argued that his plan to make sure that those earning north of $1 million a year don’t pay a lower tax rate than average Americans — although gimmicky and insufficient — is an advance. “The notion that it doesn’t solv...1 opinion2012/04/13 14:57:03
A new Facebook feature that lets users pay to promote their friends’ posts is raising privacy concerns.327 votes2013/02/15 17:00:00
The Rich always condemn people for being on Welfare. So I want to ask how Americans that use Credit and Credit Cards all the time, how they think they are not on Welfare? They are. They use money that is not theirs. An...50 opinions2012/03/17 14:04:29
The lame-duck deal to avert the fiscal cliff is taking shape and although the details remain fuzzy it looks like Washington is poised to use a classic budget gimmick to avoid their most-hated exercise: cutting spending. Re...0 opinions2012/12/19 16:35:27-
“If you just extend this without paying for it by cutting spending, then you’re accelerating the bankruptcy of Social Security,” Ryan said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “I do believe this will get extended, but when we ...2 opinions2012/02/13 01:08:49
Neither Democrats nor Republicans are providing much in the way of details about the fiscal cliff negotiations, at least not on the record. But Politico reports a few details about what kind of deal we might be able to exp...2 opinions2012/11/29 23:13:03
Suddenly, there is a lot of discussion about whether or not we live in a "post-racial society." With the 2012 presidential election right around the corner, I can only conclude that, despicably, "race-baiting" will be a ma...0 opinions2012/01/19 11:43:59
Times are tough for retailers and they've got to come up with unique marketing ideas. But is alcohol made "for women only" really a winner?394 votes2011/12/27 23:00:00
WWE's newest heel push of Jack Swagger has conservatives around the nation upset. Now I personally may not agree politically with this heel run, I understand WWE is entertainment. Ever since returning to WWE programming ...27 opinions2013/02/23 04:35:21
Here we go again with left-leaning Lamestream trying to paint the GOP wrongly as "the bad guys" for opposing fiscal irresponsibility. See how WaPo reports it here [but READ BETWEEN THE LINES to draw your own conclusions]: ...48 opinions2012/09/20 16:23:55
57,187 votes2013/01/14 13:50:00
" Perhaps no form of out-of-control government spending is more exasperating than the money the federal government pretends it doesn’t spend. Since 2005, accounting tricks and budget gimmicks have enabled more than $350 bi...529 opinions2011/11/03 14:23:29
The total of U.S. state debt, including pension liabilities, could surpass $4 trillion, with California owing the most and Vermont owing the least, a new analysis says. The nonprofit State Budget Solut...24 opinions2011/10/29 05:58:24
Virgin America launched its in-flight voter registration drive with Rock the Vote on a flight between San Francisco, CA and Washington, D.C. Is it a good idea?300 votes2012/08/14 22:00:00
"If corporations paid the USD 150 billion in taxes that they avoid per year through offshore tax loopholes, it would more than cover the USD 109 billion in automatic spending cuts that are set to begin on January 1, 2013,"...2 votes2012/12/15 07:59:17
Rep. Mack (R- Fla.) says he's going to vote no on the 'solution' the House passed. The American people . . . they want a solution to the debt and deficit problem, not more gimmicks and schemes,” Mack said. Read more on N...0 opinions2011/08/01 23:32:10