A normal person’s (as in non-politician’s) perspective on the Sequester… Or How I Came to Love the Sequester

By: imperfectamerica (Diary)  |  February 25th at 09:23 AM  | 

Senator Everett Dirksen famously once said “A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon, you’re talking real money.” If his billion here and billion there added up to $44 billion then he’d have been talking about the Sequester that seems to be everywhere in the news today. For those not familiar with the Sequester, it is the mandatory cut in federal spending set to take | Read More »

Imagine if Barack Obama gave you the $5,000 a year you’re on the hook for…

By: imperfectamerica (Diary)  |  January 30th at 08:57 AM  | 

I’m a huge fan of lotteries. It is one of the few taxes that citizens pay willingly. Spending a dollar for the prospect of winning a hundred million is kind of fun. And the fact that the state’s provide the fig leaf of responsibility by suggesting all funds go to support education makes players feel like they are doing their part to support the kids… | Read More »

The Debt Ceiling and the Democrat’s Xbox War on Poverty

By: imperfectamerica (Diary)  |  July 25th at 07:03 AM  | 

The debt ceiling talks fell apart on Friday as President Obama insisted on $400 billion in new taxes to pay for more government spending. Imagine if he didn’t have to spend those $400 billion over the next decade. Is it possible that there is $400 billion of waste in the budget somewhere? Where might that be? How about amongst the impoverished? What do most Americans | Read More »