Category Archives: Free Enterprise Alliance
How Free Is Your State?
How do you measure freedom? There are so many potential ways to look at it, which is why the Mercatus Center at George Mason University releases its biennial report, Freedom In The 50 States. The report and website slice and weight dozens of factors to arrive at rankings—-but this year, you can create your own [...]
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Victims of Government: Steve’s Story
Sen. Ron Johnson has put out a fantastic video documenting the power held by bureaucrats—which includes the power to kill a business. Steve’s story is one that should be required viewing! Please share with your friends, colleagues, and family members.
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State of the Union: Obama’s #NotSerious
Tonight marks the annual State of the Union speech by the President to Congress and the rest of his fellow citizens. Certainly, America remains a strong, proud nation thanks to the ambition and hard work of its people and the free enterprise system that allows them to thrive. Unfortunately, the President’s administration is making it [...]
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What If Small Business Stopped Spending?
Even though the “Fiscal Cliff” passed out of the news recently, there is another cliff America approaches: the likelihood of reduced spending and hiring by small business, which is feeling the pressure of a bad economy and the sinking feeling that help is not on the way from Washington, D.C. HTA spokesman Brett McMahon has [...]
Michigan Goes “Right To Work”
Becoming the 24th such state, Michigan leaders from the legislature and Governor have made Michigan a Right To Work state, which allows employees the freedom to keep their job regardless of whether they pay union dues (the union still bargains and collects fees from employees where it is present). Help us celebrate this important step [...]
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Video: The Opportunity To Compete
A new video from BankruptingAmerica interviews a commercial construction owner in Pennsylvania. It’s worth a watch!
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It’s Been A Long Rainy Day
“This notion of $250,000 being the top 2% or the wealthy people in America ignores the way most small businesses work in America,. We just went through a horrible climate where our work was off 40% ... We went through every bit of money that we set aside for a rainy day but it’s been a long rainy day. And now our company has figured out how to survive in this economy and the first thing we want to do with any income I have is tax it? That’s uncertainty.”
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NACE: Have Americans Exhausted All Other Possibilities?
Halt The Assault contributor Dave Nace has penned a popular article, “Have Americans Exhausted All Other Possibilities?” This election is a referendum on Winston Churchill’s statement, “Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all other possibilities.” In a few days, American voters must decide if they have [...]
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We’re All Victims of the Obama Bill-Pay Scam
There’s a startling new scam going around: people are being told the President is paying their utility bills—-and, unless it’s his cronies, that’s just not true. We detail the problem over at Townhall.com and add this reminder: “The only hope for getting more peoples’ bills paid—without a hoax—is to get more people employed. That will [...]
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You May Already Be A Loser: New HTA Video!