by Derek Pugh | Mar 18, 2013 | The Sequester
Conservatives are using the sequester as leverage in their latest attempt to hold our economy and government hostage. All in all, nine percent of non-defense programs and 13 percent of defense programs will be cut in a seven-month time span. Aside from the million...
by Derek Pugh | Mar 18, 2013 | Back to Work Budget
Just as Liberals have time honored pilgrimages, such as the annual march on Washington, so do conservatives. Last week, thousands of conservative activist and nearly a dozen possible 2016 Republican candidates gathered in Washington to attend the annual Conservative...
by Derek Pugh | Mar 14, 2013 | The Sequester
More than 20 members of Congress responded to over 300,000 American voices calling for passage of legislation that would repeal of the federal budget sequester. The bill, H.R. 900, is direct and can be summed up in one sentence: Cancel the sequester. Passing the bill...
by Derek Pugh | Mar 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Engraved onto the front of the Internal Revenue Service building is Oliver Holmes’ wise words: “Taxes are what we pay for civilized society.” This year, the 16th Amendment, which grants Congress the right to levy an income tax, will be 100 years old. The anniversary...
by Derek Pugh | Feb 28, 2013 | The Sequester
The simple truth is, as individuals and a nation we pay most for what we value most. Conservatives in Congress have made it clear that they value corporations and the wealthiest over the middle class and American as a whole. The sequester has brought to light the true...
