National Blog - page 121
Jobs or Taxes?
I'll take jobs... Apple CEO Tom Cook became my new hero when, in response to the European Commission's ruling that Apple "owes" Ireland almost $15 billion in taxes, he said: You can have taxes or you can have jobs, but Apple is in no mood [...]
Be Afraid...Be Very Afraid...Congress is Back
Congress is back... The House of Representatives comes back from its long August recess district work period on Tuesday. Among the legislation the House will consider is the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act (HR 5083). This act stops the [...]
The Burrito Index: More accurate than the CPI
For years, Federal bureaucrats have manipulated the Consumer Price Index in order to hide the true rate of inflation. Fortunately, for those looking for a measure of inflation that cannot be manipulated, Charles Hugh Smith of the Of Two Minds [...]
Campaign for Liberty to Congress: Stop the EPA's "climate change" regulations
Campaign for Liberty has joined a coalition letter in support of HR 3880, legislation clarifying that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authority to regulate "greenhouse gases." The EPA's greenhouse gas [...]
The Right Lessons from Obamacare's Meltdown
The decision of several major insurance companies to cut their losses and withdraw from the Obamacare exchanges, combined with the failure of 70 percent of Obamacare's health insurance “co-ops, ” will leave one in six Obamacare enrollees with [...]
Ron Paul Statement on Phyllis Schlafly R.I.P.
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul issued the following statement regarding the passing of Phyllis Schlafly: “My wife Carol and I join Phyllis Schlafly’s many friends and admirers in mourning her passing and sending our deepest [...]
How to Solve the Illegal Immigration Problem
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s recent speech on immigration really missed the point. I understand Trump’s frustration over the US government’s inability to control the US borders and keep out those who would come to this [...]
Unhappy Anniversary
This month represents 45 years since President Richard Nixon closed the "gold window" thus severing the last link between the US Dollar and gold. The results have been 45 years of economic instability, declining living standards for the lower [...]
Ron Paul Classic: Seniors' Health Freedom
Obamacare's individual health care mandate may be the most known federal health care mandate, but it is far from the only one. For example, a little-known Clinton-era regulation reacquires senior citizens to enroll in Medicare as a condition of [...]
Liberty At The Movies: War Dogs
"War is about economics" is the observation made in the opening montage of the movie War Dogs. As the quote suggests, despite what you may think from the title, this is not a war picture. The War Dogs of this movie are arms dealers -- [...]