National Blog - page 236
Do "Something" - If It's the Right Something
Congress is back, but not for long, according to The Washington Post: Fewer than 200 days remain until Nov. 4, when Republicans are expected to expand their majority in the House. Democrats are fighting to maintain their narrow majority in the [...]
Obama's Drone Wars Undermine American Values
In this week's Texas Straight Talk from Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul, Dr. Paul takes on the Obama administration's targeted killing program and drone wars overseas. Campaign for Liberty has fought hard to restrict the use of drones and [...]
My experience with Obamacare
Last fall, I decided to drop my health insurance. Nothing was wrong with it, but I decided I preferred a Health Savings Account plan. I had one at a previous job and really liked it. So I took to the internet to research the best plans. I [...]
Taxpayers will pay $53,000 per newly insured under Obamacare
According to a new analysis, the cost of Obamacare per newly insured will come in at a little over $53,000. From The Daily Caller When the costs of Medicaid and CHIP’s publicly-funded health coverage is set aside, the total cost of private [...]
White House resumes aid to Egypt, walks back on earlier pledge
The US will resume military aid to Egypt despite earlier statements saying the US would halt aid as a result of the country's violent military coup. Via The Washington Post, this is who your money is going to in case you were wondering: Since [...]
Men Who Work Full-Time Earn Less Than 40 Years Ago
According to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the real median income for men working full-time is less than it was in 1973. Between 2012 and 1973, the real median income of men working full time fell $2,272. According to CNS [...]
Mark Your Calendars!
Campaign for Liberty is proud to announce that the 2014 Liberty Political Action Conference will be held this September 18-20 at the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia! LPAC 2013 was the largest LPAC to date, and we're looking forward [...]
IRS employees don't pay taxes, still get bonuses
No this is not from The Onion. The IRS actually gave bonus to employees who have failed to pay their own taxes. That's right, according to a report from the Treasury Department's Inspector General for Tax Administration, being guilty of [...]
The most [REDACTED] administration in history
The "most transparent administration in history" will finally have to publicize the criteria it uses to determine if and when to kill American citizens after exhausting all legal avenues to keep the information secret. From The Washington [...]
Ron Paul Classic: Close down the Export-Import Bank
The Export-Import Bank (Eximbank)'s kicks off its annual conference today in Washington, D.C. Eximbank is up for renewal this year and the big business lobby is preparing to pull out all the stops to make sure the taxpayer subsidies [...]