Tax Code and The Debt Ceiling
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 101 Current Event According to the New York Times on January 25, 2011(full article available online) Melbourne Apartments is a new 84-unit building in Des Moines, Iowa, where a three-bedroom apartment rents for $775 a month but comes with restrictions — a family of five, for example, can earn [...]
Milw Journal Sentinel Poll Results: How do you feel about Gov. Walker’s plan for the public workers’ unions?
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has conducted a poll, asking: “How do you feel about Gov. Walker’s plan for the public workers’ unions?” Poll Results: I like it. The unions need to be reined in (78%) Something needs to be done with the unions, but this is a little harsh (3%) Hate it. These are dedicated [...]
Governor-elect Scott Walker Outlines Chief Legislative Priorities
This week, Governor-elect Scott Walker unveiled a bold and ambitious agenda for the upcoming legislative session. Walker made it clear that he intends to enact all of the reforms described below within the first year of his governorship. With a large Republican majority in the Assembly and a six vote majority in the Senate, it [...]
Conservative Principles in the Pledge to America
On September 23rd, House Republicans released the sequel to their much-lauded 1994 policy tome, the Contract with America. A Pledge to America [full text is available here] outlines the Republican Party’s Congressional platform for 2010 and beyond. Of the many ideas described within, three of the most important are economic freedom and job creation; fiscal [...]
State Funding for Public Schools to See Major Cuts
School districts throughout the Badger State, especially those in Milwaukee and surrounding communities, will be affected by the legislature’s decision to reduce state funding for public schools. As a result of this decision, local communities will surely increase property taxes in order to fund their educational institutions. On July 2, 2010, recently-elected State Superintendent of [...]
ObamaCare Is Increasingly Unpopular
Over the month-long span from this past April to May, public support for the “ObamaCare” overhaul of the health care system dropped fully nine points. Confusion and frustration have quickly replaced the tentative support that many offered earlier, fueled primarily by the opacity of the process. Rasmussen reports that Americans now favor repeal of the [...]
