NoPigs: National Organization for People vs. Irresponsible Government Spending

Let states lead the way: Washington's one-size-fits-all reform won't work

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:46:45 +0000

From http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/05/AR200911...

By Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry

Friday, November 6, 2009

Congress is on the verge of enacting the largest unfunded mandate in American history. At a time when most states are struggling with rising unemployment, declining tax revenue and the worst national economic climate in 30 years, Congress is demonstrating that it is more out of touch than ever.

One Page Says It All

Matt Wolf — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:10:17 +0000

Want to know more about pending healthcare legislation? You could read the 1000+ page bill. Or you could check out just one very informative flowchart detailing the effect of the legislation.

Obama and Congress Vow to Raise Energy Prices

Matt Wolf — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:34:39 +0000

Under cap and trade energy prices will skyrocket. Don't take my word for it though:

New Energy is Costly

Todd Young — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:26:07 +0000

To the Herald Times editor:

Your May 5 editorial correctly states that Americans still don’t know how much more they will pay for electricity if Congress succeeds in passing a cap-and-trade tax.

This is not because these costs cannot be accurately estimated, but rather, because any objective analysis will show that Americans will see substantial increases in their utility costs. So it is not surprising that cap-and-trade boosters prefer not to discuss such pesky details.

Instead, they run full-page ads that misleadingly predict an abundance of new green jobs.

Let the sun shine in on Hill et al

Matt Wolf — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:13:28 +0000

From the Herald Times: April 10, 2009

Speaking of volunteers, Baron Hill was in town recently and toured the Volunteers in Medicine clinic on Second Street. He couldn’t have picked a better spot to observe firsthand how determined people can choose to make a difference in their community.

Earlier in the day, he met with an array local officials about the status of stimulus funds that might be coming our way. This meeting was closed to the public, and at least one interested citizen was turned away.

Stop Spending Our Future

Matt Wolf — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:41:38 +0000

From Tad DeHaven at Cato@Liberty

If the Pelosi-Obama-Reid Trillion Dollar Debt Plan Were a Country…

Matt Wolf — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:23:43 +0000

… which country would it be? Just so we can all wrap our heads around how big President Obama’s Trillion-Dollar Debt Plan is, this graphic compares the pre-Senate debt plan costs with the GDPs of major nations:

Do the American People Care

Matt Wolf — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:34:48 +0000

Chuck Schumer says "the American people really don't care" about pork spending.

Todd Young explores run in Indiana's 9th Congressional District

Todd Young — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:51:02 +0000

PAOLI, Ind. -- Saying many Hoosiers are becoming troubled by the prospect of trillion-dollar federal deficits, Paoli attorney Todd Young today filed papers with the Federal Election Commission to create an exploratory campaign committee for Indiana’s Ninth Congressional District.

Connie Nass, former Indiana State Auditor and mayor of Huntingburg, is serving as treasurer of the committee, and State Sen. Brent Steele, R-Bedford, is serving as a senior adviser.

Hill Trying To Do The Impossible

Todd Young — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:45:26 +0000

One thing not in dispute in the debate over the automakers’ bailout bill is that Indiana’s economic well-being is heavily at risk if General Motors, Chrysler or Ford go out of business.

No one is arguing with the Economic Policy Institute’s estimate that a shutdown of domestic automakers would put nearly 150,000 Hoosiers out of work.

Like most Hoosiers, I don’t want them to lose their jobs. But I have some serious doubts about the bailout because it is clear Congress intends to do a lot more meddling in the auto industry than just loan money.