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The Quagmire of Temporary Payroll Tax Cuts | Politics as Hughesual
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Politics and policy through the lens of liberty. The Quagmire of Temporary Payroll Tax Cuts. November 15, 2011. Lost in the shuffle this weekend was a moment in the XXX Republican debate where none of the candidates expressed any willingness to even consider letting the two percent temporary payroll tax. Cut expire. The tax cut was approved as a temporary measure last fall. The law cut the tax paid by employees, which supports the Social Security. This graph shows a similar story, personal consumption ex...
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Tax Reform Proposals Distract from the Real Issue: Reining in Government Spending | Politics as Hughesual
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Politics and policy through the lens of liberty. Tax Reform Proposals Distract from the Real Issue: Reining in Government Spending. October 27, 2011. This past Tuesday, Rick Perry unveiled his tax reform proposal in an effort to regain some of the momentum his campaign has lost in recent weeks. It is the second such plan to come from a Republican candidate, joining Herman Cain. 8216;s much discussed 9-9-9 plan. One thing that is certain, the plan has reinvigorated a fading Perry, unleashing a deluge of m...
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Issues not Accusations | Politics as Hughesual
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Politics and policy through the lens of liberty. November 9, 2011. Right motives and merits no response. At its core, these vituperative attacks are a tactic to avoid addressing substantive critiques to their ideas. A good rule of thumb for these wayward politicians would be to never assume that anyone is motivated by hidden, malicious motives; thatthey instead pursue their agenda because they really believe it is in the best interest of Americans. To continuously suggest otherwise is an insult to th...
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September Jobs Report: Neither a Conspiracy nor a Game-Changer | Politics as Hughesual
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Politics and policy through the lens of liberty. Bureau of Labor Statistics. September Jobs Report: Neither a Conspiracy nor a Game-Changer. October 8, 2012. The September Jobs Report came out last Friday, arguably the most important economic data being released between now and the November election, and the unemployment rate has finally fallen below the much-discussed 8% threshold, falling from 8.1 to 7.8 percent, coincidentally the same rate as the day Obama was sworn in. Piracy theorists seem out of t...
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Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan: Neither Simple nor Desirable | Politics as Hughesual
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Politics and policy through the lens of liberty. Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan: Neither Simple nor Desirable. October 14, 2011. Is the most recently anointed top-tier candidate who will challenge Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination. His Florida straw poll win and a string of solid debate performances have seen him surging in the polls, and he is consistently polling second. The driving force behind Cain’s rise has been his tax reform plan, the drumbeat of 9-9-9. The work at this point, is still not over...
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Broken Healthcare Promises | Politics as Hughesual
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Politics and policy through the lens of liberty. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. September 27, 2012. The major provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The individual and employer mandates. Expansion, are still more than a year away, and their fate hinges in large part on the outcome of the Presidential election. Are made eligible for high-risk insurance. These provisions have indeed proved popular, so much so that Republican nominee Mitt Romney. This does not mean that some aspects of the Affo...
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The Kids Aren’t Alright | Politics as Hughesual
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Politics and policy through the lens of liberty. George W. Bush. The Kids Aren’t Alright. October 4, 2012. The debate season is upon us, and the Presidential election is fast approaching ; pundits, journalists and pollsters are all girding themselves for the month-long gauntlet of unending coverage, spin and speculation. Amidst all this frenzy, one group remains unmoved. Regardless of who wins, many Millenials will be underwhelmed by the outcome, and their prospects are unlikely to improve. Cut the defic...
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Scylla and Charybdis: The Greek Choice | Politics as Hughesual
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Politics and policy through the lens of liberty. Scylla and Charybdis: The Greek Choice. June 28, 2012. In the Odyssey, the eponymous hero faces a choice between two threats when navigating the Strait of Messina. The six headed monster Scylla and the deadly whirlpool Charybdis were. From → Uncategorized. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out.
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We Can’t Wait (unless its politically convenient) | Politics as Hughesual
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Politics and policy through the lens of liberty. We Can’t Wait (unless its politically convenient). November 16, 2011. These executive initiatives have ranged from mortgage refinancing, to curbing drug shortages, to slashing funding for federal travel, government-issued cell phones and excessive document printing and putting limits on purchases of “swag” the clothing, mugs, plaques and other promotional items that agencies acquire with taxpayer money. Simply enhances and amplifies steps that are already ...
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47 Percent | Politics as Hughesual
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Politics and policy through the lens of liberty. September 26, 2012. It is certainly true that, as Romney claimed, 47 people paid no federal income tax, and equally troubling, 49 percent of Americans live in a household where somebody is dependent on federal assistance. In that particular policy,. From → Politics. Http:/ thegumption.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/poverty-skyrockets-government-addiction-to-blame/. You are absolutely on target It is the tipping point at which we have to be concerned with and see...
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