World Bank president says he opposes giving more authority to Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the World Bank said Monday he opposes giving more authority to the U.S. Federal Reserve, arguing instead that the Treasury Department is better equipped to manage financial crises.
Robert Zoellick also suggested in a speech that the dollar’s role…
When Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) shouted, “You lie!” in the middle of President Barack Obama’s address to both houses of Congress, his outburst opened up a far bigger can of worms than mere accusations of partisanship or even rudeness. A certain faction on the left took less than 24 hours to insist that Wilson couldn’t possibly have been calling the president a liar because he was lying, but rather was calling him a liar because he was black.
Recently, efforts to audit the Federal Reserve have been gathering steam on both sides of the political aisle, as both Republicans and Democrats are expressing their frustrations with the nearly complete lack of transparency and accountability during an unprecedented time of activity from the Fed. Congressman Ron Paul has been calling for this for years,…
Congressman Ron Paul and his son, Dr. Rand Paul, discuss health care and big government on Neil Cavuto’s Fox Business show.
Downsize DC’s full-time employees have their own Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), and when you see what they’ve done for us, you may want one too.
HSA plans cover our employee’s health care expenses through a combination of major medical insurance and a tax-free savings account (which benefit from Einstein’s most powerful force in the universe!). Our…
In the aftermath of the disruption to President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform speech on September 9, I saw a report suggesting that “you lie” were the “two words heard ’round the world.” I don’t know that I believe that folks in other countries were all that interested, but the people in this country sure did…
I’m very happy to share that HR1207 now has the support of two thirds of the House of Representatives. The latest update of HR1207 and S604 brings the total cosponsors up to 290 and 27 repectively.
HR1207 new Cosponsors:
Rep Nye, Glenn C., III [VA-2] – 9/17/2009
Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] – 9/15/2009
Rep Schrader, Kurt [OR-5] –…
Washington, DC is relentless in its pursuit of central control. Some people think the opposition to DC should be centralized and coordinated as well. They’d like to fight fire with fire.
But the most effective way to Downsize DC is to inspire more and more people to just say no. It can work. It has worked.
Consider…
The Enumerated Powers Act (HR 450) would require Congress to identify the Constitutional authority for each law it passes. We think this requirement is an important step on the long road to restoring Constitutional limits and the Bill of Rights.
When we last reported to you on August 11 the bill had 48 co-sponsors in the…
The partisans on both sides are using “reading the bill” as a sign of moral superiority. They’re jabbing each other over who’s read the healthcare bill more carefully, as the Joe Wilson controversy indicates.
As originators of the Read the Bills meme, we consider this a sign of progress. It means that public pressure in support…