Bob McCarty Writes

Isn’t it ironic that President Barack Obama is making headlines today — on International Talk Like A Pirate Day — for his plan to raise $1.5 trillion by taxing millionaires? Sept. 19 is International Talk Like A Pirate Day and Pirate-In-Chief Obama wants more of your booty, your loot, your riches — if, that is, [...]

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“Liar, liar, pants on fire.” The words above were used by Ken Cohen, ExxonMobil vice president of public and governmental affairs, to succinctly address the claim that ExxonMobil is number two on a list of companies that isn’t paying taxes this year, with General Electric being number one. Cohen’s response came about halfway into a [...]

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Have you seen the National Taxpayers Union‘s new television ad, “Tell President Obama ‘No New Energy Taxes’”? After seeing the ad (above) on television this morning, I thought it would be a worthwhile exercise to break down and expand upon the ad’s key points. POINT #1: With the Brazilian flag as a backdrop, the spot [...]

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The Obama Administration is thinking about taxing automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive, according to a report published this morning at The Hill.  If, God forbids, this idea gains traction and becomes law, one can only imagine what other horrible tax concepts elected officials in the nation’s capitol might dream up.  I [...]

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By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger The post-industrial era in the United States has been dominated by two vastly different economic philosophies – the Keynesian model and the Supply Side model. Keynesian theory, generally associated with economic policies of Democratic presidents… and to a lesser degree Republican presidents… from Franklin D. Roosevelt through Barack Obama, [...]

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Earlier today, I encouraged my readers to Watch ‘State of American Energy’ Speech Live.  Below, I share the text of an API news release about the important speech delivered moments ago by Jack Gerard, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.: “U.S. oil and natural gas companies are [...]

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By Doug Edelman, Guest Blogger Fans of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy will recognize the phrase, and will state that the answer is “Forty Two.”  But when considering today’s economic and political atmosphere, I have another answer: 1) The economy is NOT a zero-sum game. You don’t deprive someone else by becoming successful yourself.  [...]

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