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Oh, Fudge: Accusations of Evil!
Some Representative you’ve probably never heard of thinks you’re evil. Why? Well, Rep. Marcia Fudge thinks you’re a big ol’ meanie if you actually stand up for what you believe in, especially if what you believe in happens to butt up against the desire for Big Labor union bosses to force more employees into dues-paying [...]
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Pensions: Falling Off The Cliff
Sometimes you think it can’t get worse and then you pick up the newspaper. That the story of retirement security. Even as Americans struggle to keep roofs over their heads and their kids in college more than ever have to worry about their nest egg — either their pension fund itself or the stocks inside [...]
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Union Boss 9021-Whoa!
A lot of Americans view unions as having had an important place in America’s history but demonstrating less relevance today. That doesn’t stop union bosses from cashing in on the continued dues slush funds, though, as the Kansas City Star reports: A prime suite at Kansas Speedway. First-class travel. Six-figure salaries for half the staffers. [...]
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“From GSA to EPA, Bureaucrats Gone Wild”
Over at the FuelFix blog from the Houston Chronicle, William O’Keefe points to recent scandals at the GSA and EPA and has this observation: With deficits as far as the eye can see a debt problem to the tune of $14 trillion, you would hope that “public servants” would be leading the war against waste, [...]
The Road We Really Traveled, President Obama
The Free Enterprise Alliance’s Halt The Assault campaign is proud to present this alternative (read: real) history looking at Barack Obama’s election video, “The Road We Traveled.” Andrew Klavan and Bill Whittle help fact check the film to create The Road We Really Traveled — please watch and share!
Where’s The Outrage?
Over at our sister blog, The Truth About PLAs, Ben Brubeck asks “GSA Wasted Millions on Union Handout: Where’s the Outrage?” Congress and the media should renew their interest in the GSA’s anti-competitive procurement practices and call for reform. The GSA needs to be held accountable for any instance of waste, whether it be procuring [...]
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Video: Doubling The Healthcare Bill for Taxpayers
Watch this important new video from the Mercatus Center:
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McMahon: Primary Battles Through the Labor Lens
An interesting observation from HTA spokesman Brett McMahon over at Townhall.com: The reason I bring up RTW laws in context of the Republican primary, is that there seems to be a tendency for the states that are used to battling with labor unions (like Illinois, Michigan, Ohio) to back Romney and states where unions are [...]
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Will GOPers Cave on Principled Vote? (Project Labor Agreements)