Taxes
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Democrats
Liberal Hypocrisy on Trump’s Taxes Explained in One Simple Image
It’s always interesting to see what liberals find important, and what they’re willing to sweep under the rug.
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Hillary Clinton
Reporter Gets Embarrassed by Young Republican on Trump Tax Returns
This answer to a question on Trump’s tax returns may go down as the greatest response in the history of American politics.
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2016 Election
Watch How Hillary Supporters React to Her Announcement About Raising Taxes on the Middle Class
Hillary Clinton told supporters "we're going to raise taxes on the Middle Class," and naturally they cheered her every word.
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Andrew Cuomo
Report: Liberal Policies Are Turning Upstate New York Into Another Detroit
An incredible piece that appeared in the Deseret News this past week shows how Democrat platforms such as high taxes and over-regulation are turning upstate New York into another debacle…
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Andrew Cuomo
More Bad News For New York Taxpayers
Another day, another sobering report for New York taxpayers. In a survey conducted by WalletHub, titled 2015’s Best & Worst States to be a Taxpayer, New York landed 46th overall, and…
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Andrew Cuomo
Report: New York’s Economic Outlook Ranks Dead Last
A new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that measures economic outlooks based on 15 equally weighted policy variables, has ranked New York dead last in 2015. The publication states:…
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Culture
Study: Soda, Cigarette Taxes Punish the Poor
A new study released by the Mercatus Center, a university-based research center, has sought to answer one question – Do sin taxes (taxes on unhealthy goods such as New York…
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America
New York: Dead Last In Freedom
Burdensome taxes and regulations, further taxes disguised as fees, and a reputation as a nanny state have finally reaped rewards for New York State: They’ve been heralded by a John…
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2014 Elections
Cuomo: Liberals Like to Demonize the Rich
I’ll admit, watching left-on-left crime is a favorite pastime of mine. And it doesn’t get much better than this. In his new memoir, All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics…
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Economy
New York Ranks Second For Most Overtaxed Middle Class
A new survey from Wallet Hub shows that the middle class in New York state is among the most overburdened from a tax standpoint in the entire country. New York…
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Andrew Cuomo
Report: New York Worst State To Be A Taxpayer
File this under ‘duh.’ The financial website wallethub.com has ranked all 50 states based on the taxpayer experience. New York came in dead last. Via the Times Union: We (New…
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Budget
President’s Budget Like a Broken Record – Tax, Spend, Repeat
Earlier this week, President Obama released a budget plan that has to have most Americans wondering if they’ve found themselves in the middle of a Bill Murray Groundhog Day scenario.…
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Democrats
New York Has Lost Nearly $50 Billion Due to Residents Leaving for Lower-Tax States
Hard to argue that higher taxes generate greater revenue, when taxpayers are leaving the Empire State in droves. In February, we cited a report that ranked New York as having…
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Big Government
5 Reasons Why the IRS Scandal Will Haunt Democrats in 2014
This article first appeared at FreedomWorks Whether it’s tapping into journalists e-mail accounts and phone lines, coverups in Benghazi, or shaking down insurance companies to force contributions to Obamacare, this administration has certainly run into a…
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New York Ranks Dead Last in Freedoms; 8 Out of 10 Worst States for Freedom Are Blue
Burdensome taxes and regulations, further taxes disguised as fees, and a reputation as a nanny state have finally reaped rewards for New York State: They’ve been heralded by a George…
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New York Makes the List of Top 5 States People Are Fleeing
It’s really difficult to figure out the reasons why so many people would be running away from the state of New York like it’s the plague. Perhaps it is the…
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New Yorkers – Your Taxes are Going Up
The NYGOP released the following statement today in response to the stealth tax hikes in Governor Cuomo’s new budget: “While reform-minded governors across America are slashing income tax rates, the…
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IRS: Cheapest Obamacare Plan Will Cost $20,000 Per Family Per Year
Remember when the White House was playing a political posturing game when it came to “fiscal cliff” negotiations, urging Americans to take to Twitter and tell Congress exactly what a…
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McDonald Opposes Reinstatement of Commuter Tax
Doe Fund Founder and New York City Republican candidate for Mayor George McDonald today stated unequivocally his opposition to asking the state legislature to reinstate the commuter tax. McDonald said,…
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NY GOP Chairman to Cuomo: ‘Need to do More than Just Manage Decline’
The following is an open letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, from Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox. Dear Governor, New York Republicans listened to your 2013 State of the…
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Congressman Chris Gibson Offers a Half-Truth Explanation for a Half-Wit Decision
In the wake of the recent fiscal cliff deal, a jubilant White House bragged about breaking the Republican’s no-tax pledge, referring to their victory as “one of the most consequential policy achievements of…
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Better Late Than Never? Democrats Realizing Obamacare Taxes Will Kill Jobs
In one of the more infamous statements regarding the process in which Democrats sought to force-feed health care reform to the American people, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi…
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Uncategorized
Are Republicans Set to Cave on Tax Hikes?
A skilled poker player as they say, never shows his cards. Republicans seemingly haven’t heard such advice. With ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations taking place in the media of late, they are…
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Texas Schools Teaching Kids That the Boston Tea Party was a Terrorist Act?
Liberal academia? Revisionist history? Nothing to see here, move it along people… Via CBS Houston: The most historical instance of protesting against taxation without representation is now being taught in Texas…
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Times Economist: Fair Share For the Rich is a 91% Tax Rate
How can liberalism’s favorite economist know so little about the topic he is known for? New York Times economist, Paul Krugman had this to say in today’s op-ed regarding the Twinkie situation……
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Mourning in America – Here’s Those Layoffs We Voted For
Tuesday’s victory for the President marks the first time since its inception that Obamacare is no longer a what-if; it is the future of health care in America. It also…
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Gillibrand: Here’s an Idea, Let’s Raise Social Security Taxes on the Middle Class
The following is a press release from Wendy Long’s campaign: It’s well known that Senator Gillibrand supports raising income taxes on individuals and small businesses, making over two hundred and…
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Biden Admits “Yes We Do” Want to Raise Taxes by a Trillion Dollars
Anybody else looking forward to the vice-presidential debates as much as I am? Biden is simply the gift that keeps on giving… I’m sure businesses will be chomping at the…
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Uncategorized
Joe Biden Stumbles Onto the Truth: ‘Middle Class Has Been Buried the Last Four Years’
This is going to pose a significant challenge for Team Obama heading into a possible second term. They’ve been programmed and conditioned to blame everything that ails our country on…
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