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2012
The Real 1%: Government Employees
With Greece in flames, the United States’ credit rating downgraded and many cities and states teetering on bankruptcy, Libertarian National Campaign Committee Chairman Wayne Allyn Root takes on the real “one percent” looters: the bloated government workforce. Root writing for Fox News, states in part: The truth is that government employees are the true 1%. […]
Read moreSurvey: Republican, Democrat regulations killing economic recovery
The latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index finds 85 percent of small business owners say they do not plan to hire new employees in the near future, with nearly half citing potential healthcare costs (48%) and government regulations (46%) as reasons. While that’s actually an improvement, it is still unacceptable to most Americans and not […]
Read moreObama’s bank controls mean higher fees for the poor
“Bank of America Corp. is working on sweeping changes that would require many users of basic checking accounts to pay a monthly fee unless they agree to bank online, buy more products or maintain certain balances,” The Wall Street Journal reports this morning. “The search for new sources of income is especially pressing at Bank […]
Read more60% of voters see no progress on economy. Libertarians offer a plan.
A Poll Position survey of 1,242 registered voters, conducted Feb. 12, finds only 38 percent of voters think the U.S. economy is getting better. Another 38 percent think the economy is becoming worse, while 22 percent say it’s staying the same. Among independent voters the numbers are even grimmer. A whopping 48 percent say the […]
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