by Dave Johnson | Oct 2, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism
Republicans "saved money" by cutting the government's budget for various health agencies ... because "government spending" is always bad. The February 2011 Food Safety News reported, "FDA, FSIS, CDC Face Cuts in House GOP Budget": House Republicans Thursday released a...
by Dave Johnson | Oct 1, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Tax Reform
Washington elites are "optimistic" about another "reform." That's never good. According to an article in The Hill this week, "WH adviser 'optimistic' for corporate tax reform": A top economic official in the White House on Tuesday expressed confidence that the next...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 30, 2014 | Blog
You may have heard that there is an oil and gas "boom" happening in the US. You might not know that there is a ban on exporting our own oil. This ban is good for the country but bad for oil companies. And the oil industry is attempting an end run around Congress to do...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 30, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Trade
Our 2010 Reagan Revolution Home To Roost series, especially the post Reagan Revolution Home To Roost — In Charts described the beginning of the great decoupling of the American economy from the middle class. The summary: Conservative policies transformed the United...
by Dave Johnson | Sep 25, 2014 | Blog, Trade, Winning Issues for 2014
Politicians need to know that the public "gets it." So-called "trade" deals that were sold with a promise to increase jobs and prosperity have instead sent jobs out of the country and forced wages down. People get it. Ask people what they think of NAFTA and you'll...
