We note in our Lunchtime Liberty Update this week that the Obama Administration's class warfare campaign…
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Barclays Capital Study Echoes CFIF on the Danger of Raising Taxes on "The Rich"

We note in our Lunchtime Liberty Update this week that the Obama Administration's class warfare campaign targeting "the rich" will inflict further harm on our economy.  Not only would such tax increases hit small businesses (which create most new jobs in America) particularly hard, it would also penalize the income segment that accounts for 1/3 of consumer spending, which itself accounts for 2/3 of the nation's economy. Confiscating even more of those dollars may sound fine on a teleprompter, but it will bring destructive consequences in the real world.

Now, a new study by Barclays Capital highlights another potential harm.  According to their analysis, Obama's plan will cause a 9% drop in the S&P 500 and a 900-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.  As noted in this morning…[more]

July 30, 2010 • 01:12 pm
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In 1967, Teamsters Union President Jimmy Hoffa was jailed on a 13-year sentence for jury tampering, fraud and conspiracy. Which one of the following Presidents commuted his sentence?
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"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the world’s worst cleaning lady. How has she fulfilled her vaunted promise to 'drain the swamp' and preside over the 'most ethical Congress in history'? By shrugging her shoulders, downplaying the gravity of myriad ethics charges against corruptocrat Democrat Rep. Charlie Rangel and waiting for the 'political chips' to 'fall where they may.'  Imagine a custodial…[more]
 
 
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