Tag: Federal

Betsy DeVos screen grab Besty DeVos web site

Warning About School Choice and the Jeb Bush Cronies that Push it

July 17, 2022July 17, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

When Betsy DeVos became U.S. Secretary of Education, I opposed that nomination. There were good candidates available, but I was told that V.P. Mike Pence thought she’d be a good pick. She brought controversy to the position, and even though there were some good policy decisions made by her, there were others that were horrible. … Read more

Democrats Don’t Care About Conflicts of Interest

May 28, 2020
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Democrats in New Hampshire do not care about conflict of interest. They don’t care about it in DC. They don’t care unless they can use it to smear the opposition. Want an example?

American Federal Character

July 17, 2019

Americans should contemplate the under appreciated federal aspect of independence. We obsess about the size and strength of the national government. But it was our ancestors’ desire to govern themselves. They contemplated doing it in legislative bodies much closer than the British Parliament. That brought about the Declaration of Independence. How we got here… Have we … Read more

Has Mr. Trump Kept His Promise? Fewer Federal Regulations

January 3, 2019 Steve MacDonald

In Mr. Obama’s last year in office, he set a record. His administration added over 95,894 pages to the Federal Register. In 2017 Mr. Trump added 61,308. The lowest number since Bill Clinton. In 2018, The Donald’s team added 68,082. Still a record low. But why so many? Didn’t Mr. Trump promise that for every new regulation the pencil pushers had to get rid of two?

GrokTV Special Interview – Rick Parent (Candidate, Congress (NHCD-1) – Question 8 – How fix Social Security / Medicare entitlements due to demographics?

September 26, 2018July 23, 2012 Skip

The biggest expenses in the Federal budget that are driving the national debt (and will continue as the “rabbit in the snake” of Baby Boomers retire) are Social Security and Medicare. With crashing demographics and the money “alternatively used” by Federal Agencies, how would you fix this problem that could bankrupt the nation? Question 8: … Read more

A New Year for the RLCNH Report

September 26, 2018January 2, 2012 Carolyn

Hot off the presses, it is the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire’s 2012 inaugural RLCNH Report. It’s a big one this time—here’s a quick overview of all the bills covered:

Is John Lynch In Trouble With Democrats?

September 26, 2018May 22, 2011 Steve MacDonald

The progressive socialists who pull the big red levers at party headquarters invest a good deal of political capitol on bashing big business and the men and women who run them so how do they reconcile their figurehead democrat pimping the potential for 1500 new manufacturing jobs in the state, created by some evil, free market, fortune 100 company?

New Hampshire Got Jobs!?

September 26, 2018May 19, 2011 Steve MacDonald

How about some jobs? New Hampshire is reporting an April unemployment rate of 4.9%. … This is unlike last year when the initial “improvement” we saw was actually the result of workforce decline–people had stopped looking or receiving benefits and dropped out of the equation.

Paul Ryan – House GOP Plan v. Obama

September 26, 2018May 12, 2011 Steve MacDonald

H/T Brett Healy, BigGovernment.com

Questons For The ‘Pro’ Income Tax Folks.

September 26, 2018April 28, 2011 Steve MacDonald

If you like income taxes so much, and they are so “fair,” why don’t you just move to a state that has them already? Are you put off by their lower quality of life, higher overall tax burden, larger populations of unemployed, higher poverty rates, higher crime rates, and invasive meddling bureaucracies of those other states?

Words Are Not Necessary

September 26, 2018April 20, 2011 Steve MacDonald