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Three in four support cutting back on government employee perks
The public has some advice for Libertarian officeholders looking to trim government fat — start with how you finance government employee benefits. 74 percent of adults favor “requiring public employees to contribute more toward their own pensions and health care,” and 24 percent oppose, a new Reason-Rupe survey of Wisconsin finds. “The Reason-Rupe poll asked […]
Read moreAmericans concerned with debt racked up by Republicans, Democrats
• 73 percent of Americans are “very concerned” about the amount of U.S. debt held by other countries. • 81 percent of Republicans, 82 percent of conservatives, 65 percent of Democrats and 58 percent of liberals agree. • 57 percent overall are “very concerned” how the political situation in Iran will affect the U.S. economy. […]
Read moreThe 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 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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