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John Stossel: Obama is not king
John Stossel
Published: Tue, Jan 29, 2013
Watching President Obama's inaugural, I was confused. It looked like a new king was being crowned. Thousands cheered, like subjects worshipping nobility. At a time when America faces unsustainable debt and terrible economic troubles, why such pomp? Maybe it's because so many people tell...
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John Stossel: Beware of California, where the statists are
John Stossel
Published: Tue, Jan 22, 2013
Thanks, California! Thanks for your monstrous spending and absurd regulatory overreach! America needs you. We need Connecticut and Illinois, too! We need you the way we needed the Soviet Union, as models of failure, to warn us what happens if we believe those who say, "Government can." Moving...
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John Stossel: A man's home is his subsidy
John Stossel
Published: Tue, Jan 8, 2013
The Obama administration now proposes to spend millions more on handouts, despite ample evidence of their perverse effects. Shaun Donovan, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, says, "The single most important thing HUD does is provide rental assistance to America's...
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John Stossel: It's the spending, stupid
John Stossel
Published: Tue, Dec 18, 2012
Listening to progressive media pundits, I'd think the most evil man in the universe is Grover Norquist, head of Americans for Tax Reform. His crime? He heads a movement that asks political candidates to pledge not to raise taxes. I think Grover accomplished a lot. But I wish he'd convinced...
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Government gone bad
John Stossel
Published: Tue, Dec 11, 2012
Politicians claim they make our lives better by passing laws. But laws rarely improve life. They go wrong. Unintended consequences are inevitable. Most voters don't pay enough attention to notice. They read headlines. They watch the Rose Garden signing ceremonies and hear the pundits declare...
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