Hancock Lumber company has been around longer than most states and survived the Civil War and two World Wars, but will it survive the Obama Administration? After listening to Hancock Lumber President and CEO Kevin Hancock discuss the future of his company in the video above, I’m not so sure it will. The financial burden [...]
‘Death Tax’ Poised to Kill Family Businesses
January 31st, 2010 · No Comments
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Congress to Debate Raising Debt Limit — Again!
January 19th, 2010 · No Comments
Congress is scheduled to begin debate tomorrow on raising the debt ceiling near the $12.4 trillion limit, and Americans need to take action to stop them, according to the folks at the Employment Policies Institute. Why? Because spending is out of control. “Last year, all of the government’s tax revenue was used to cover Social [...]
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Famous Winston Churchill Quote Revisited
December 7th, 2009 · No Comments
In a post almost one year ago, I published the cartoon above containing the famous quote below: “We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.” — Winston Churchill I repost it today for [...]
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Bill O’Reilly: ‘ObamaCare Un-Constitutional’
August 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment
On his show last night, Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly went on record as saying ObamaCare is unConstitutional and cited the commerce clause of the Constitution as justification for his claim the fact that the federal government is not allowed to force you to buy something or, in lieu of that, pay a tax as [...]
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Obama Budget Risks Nation’s Energy Security
May 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments
President Barack Obama’s 2010 budget proposal makes it appear he’s ready, willing and able to bury Americans in new taxes, place the nation’s energy security in peril and put six-million American jobs at risk. In a statement Friday regarding his proposed 2010 budget for the nation, the president had this to say about energy: Specifically, [...]
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Tax Day Tea Party Map Offered
April 3rd, 2009 · 6 Comments
Each blue symbol on the map of the United States at right represents a Tax Day Tea Party scheduled to take place April 15. Click on the map image to view an interactive Google Map and locate an event near you. Hat tip: Michelle Malkin
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Attempts to Tax Nation Into Prosperity Don’t Work
December 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Sir Winston Churchill knew what he was talking about when it came to matters of taxation. Now, with barely three weeks remaining until Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, Americans can only hope Obama comes to understand — and quickly — the important economic lesson once shared by [...]
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