Category Archives: The Economy
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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Brace Yourself, Budget Battle Is Coming
It would be easy to attack a legislator’s budget because budgets are the manifestation of stating priorities. So, every special interest can trot out dire warnings of cutting Social Security, Medicare, or the local dog catcher. So it is that today House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan has taken the important step in leading by [...]
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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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House of Reps Launches Small Biz Reg Watch
The House Committee on Small Business has just launched a helpful tool for entrepreneurs to track and take action on a slew of regulations that will impact their lives. Check it out! And be sure to take the opportunity to comment with the various agencies so your voice is heard. We may not win every [...]
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Obama Policies Have Small Business Owners Worried
While it's pervasive and popular to simply subscribe to "a pox on both your houses" as a view of the national landscape, it is clear that the direction set at the top is not one that is working for small business owners.
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It’s Like Jimmy Carter All Over Again
High energy prices. A slow and sluggish economy. A relatively unpopular president. It’s like America is enduring the second and third terms for Jimmy Carter. As the inauguration takes place in Washington, D.C. today, Gallup has this helpful reminder: “President Barack Obama averaged 49.1% job approval during his first term in office, among the lowest [...]
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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 [...]
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Big Gov Vs The Little Guy
Whose side are you on? Weigh in on our Facebook page.
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You May Already Be A Loser: New HTA Video!