Bob McCarty Writes

The Foundry reports today that the U.S. House of Representatives will vote this week on a bill that would permanently extend the estate tax (known better as the “death tax”) at its current rate and exemption level.  This extension would prevent the death tax from expiring as scheduled on Jan. 1, 2010. As such it [...]

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During his weekly address to the nation Saturday, President Barack Obama announced more loans would be made available so small businesses could expand their operations. In the short-but-sweet Reboot Congress video above, St. Louis small business owner David McArthur explains that his customers need more money to spend in his store before he can consider [...]

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Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) uses a just-released video (below) to point out what happened at 3:09 a.m. (Eastern) on June 26 as most Americans were sleeping:  Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives were creating a nightmare. “In the early morning hours,” he explains, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her deputies were pushing the largest [...]

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Unemployment numbers continue to soar as both small business owners and corporate titans alike find themselves in a life-and-death struggle to survive under the radical anti-capitalism administration of President Barack Obama.  If we continue down this path, I suspect the next hit television show on the Fox Network might be “Americans Idle.”

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In a recent editorial published in the Aiken (S.C.) Standard, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) explains what’s wrong with efforts to do away with the use of secret ballots in elections that will decide whether or not a workplace is unionized.  Excerpts of that editorial appear below: Each individual would be required to publicly declare their [...]

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Just before noon today, Fred Thompson called to invite my wife to participate in the so-called “Million-Woman Townhall Meeting,” the largest tele-townhall meeting ever held.  Since my wife wasn’t home, I opted — despite being of the opposite gender — to listen in and heard several important topics discussed. Below, I list some — but [...]

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During the third and final presidential debate at Hofstra University last night, Barack Obama said this about small businesses: “Not only do 98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000, but I also want to give them additional tax breaks, because they are the drivers of the economy. They produce the most jobs.” To [...]

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