Rational Nation USA

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism I simply have to LMAO at the leftist pundits. They are the first to trash the Reagan legacy of pro business growth and the prosperity that it engendered. Yet today they are the first to point out he raised taxes following his initial tax cuts of 1981. So, what does that really tell you? It says simply that his tax cuts indeed set the stage for increased positive economic activity and growth. Once economic recovery had gained a foothold the Reagan administration raised taxes again. The obvious question is, or at least it should be, why? The answer is this... To fund the ever growing military industrial complex and the Leviathan government. As much as I loved President Reagan for his patriotism and strong individualist values, he really was not, in all reality, a strong proponent of limited government. His huge defense spending and support of the military industrial complex bears this out. Perhaps just ...

I know, this is old news having came out four days ago, but I think it worth repeating. The administration spins the yarn that the multi-billion dollar stimulus bill is working. The President claims that jobs are being created or saved even when job loss continues. While the beginning of the current economic downturn and job losses did not start under President Obama, it has been over a year now he has been in the saddle, and he and congress now bear responsibility. The very least the administration could do is level with the American people. Here is a short excerpts from the Heritage Foundation article: A year ago, White House economists predicted that the stimulus bill would create (not merely save) 3.3 million net jobs by 2010. Since then, 3.5 million more net jobs have been lost, pushing the unemployment rate above 10 percent. More specifically, in January 2009, non-farm payroll employment totaled 134.3 million jobs. The White House estimated that without stimulus, the numb...