President Joe Biden is twisting arms to get “agreement” this week on hundreds of tax and spending provisions in his multitrillion-dollar social welfare bill while key Democrats seem to be settling on a plan to keep the price tag down. They want to reduce the overall size of the spending bill to “only” $1 trillion to $2 trillion (as though those two numbers were even remotely close), and only … [Read more...] about Democrats Use Accounting Gimmicks to Conceal Spending in Bloated ‘Build Back Better’ Bill
No OSHA Authority for Vaccine Mandates
Congress Didn’t Give OSHA Authority to Impose Vaccine Mandates | By Doug Badger and Paul J. Larkin Jr. | The Daily Signal | The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is about to require 80 million working Americans to get vaccinated. You may be among them. There’s just one catch: OSHA lacks the legal authority to impose a vaccine … [Read more...] about No OSHA Authority for Vaccine Mandates
Folly And Waste — Brian Blase In Forbes
CBO Confirms the Folly and Waste of Expanded Obamacare Subsidies by Brian Blase | Forbes, October 20, 2021 | A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows that expanding Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies is poor public policy.CBO projects that expanding the ACA, which includes increased premium subsidies for exchange insurance as well as a new federal Medicaid … [Read more...] about Folly And Waste — Brian Blase In Forbes
Putting a Price on Your Life
Democrats in Congress are working furiously to rewrite their partisan spending bill that would transform America into a European social welfare state, without a single hearing or virtually any input from more than 330 million Americans who would be impacted. The bill is so massive and complex that targeting any one part seems like throwing a dart at a dinosaur, but there is one part that … [Read more...] about Putting a Price on Your Life
Democrats’ Destructive Spending Spree Would Turn America Into a European Social Welfare State
Capitol Hill staffers are working around the clock to hammer into some twisted shape a spending bill that warring factions of the Democratic Party will support in their goal to transform America. The cradle-to-grave subsidies in the 2,448-page, $3.5 trillion spending bill that Democrats in Congress are crafting will create a welfare trap for millions more Americans, send inflation soaring, and … [Read more...] about Democrats’ Destructive Spending Spree Would Turn America Into a European Social Welfare State
“Tough” Choices for Dems — Brian Blase in NRO
What to Cut? Start with the Subsidies to Health-Insurance CompaniesBy Brian BlaseNational Review Online, Oct. 12, 2021 The news is full of stories about the “tough” choices that congressional Democrats must make to trim their massive $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. Here’s an easy one — eliminate the $600 billion in subsidies to health-insurance companies in the proposed legislation, Galen … [Read more...] about “Tough” Choices for Dems — Brian Blase in NRO
Read the Bill!
It may seem like things have quieted down in Washington, but don’t be fooled. Staffers are working around the clock to hammer into some twisted shape a reconciliation bill that can get support from the warring factions of their party to “transform America.” Prof. Chuck Blahous analyzed the 2,448-page $3.5 trillion+ reconciliation bill that Democrats in Congress are working … [Read more...] about Read the Bill!
Faltering Agenda?
Hugely consequential and transformative policy and spending decisions often are hidden from Americans behind the complex web of congressional procedures—and, of course, back-room deals. And this could not be more true right now. The ultra-liberal progressive caucus in Congress, with nearly 100 votes, is threatening to block passage of the $550 billion infrastructure bill that already has … [Read more...] about Faltering Agenda?