by Zack Albert | Apr 16, 2013 | Blog, Economy, Taxes & Spending
The sequestration cuts may seem like old news in light of gun control legislation and escalating tensions with North Korea. However, an April 9th opinion article by Virginia Representative Bob Goodlatte reminded citizens that they should still be cognizant of the...
by Zack Albert | Apr 10, 2013 | Blog, Taxes & Spending
On April 5th, as legislators in Hartford prepared to debate and vote on the budget and gun control legislation, the Hartford Courant released an article by Kevin Rennie which described a seemingly childish bureaucratic dispute. The story described a complaint lodged...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog, General, Health Care
The health insurance plan selected by Connecticut’s Affordable Care Act insurance exchange as its “benchmark” is no longer affordable to the extent it is no longer even for sale, first reported by Trudy Lieberman writing for the Columbia Journalism...
by Zack Albert | Mar 27, 2013 | Blog, Economy, Politics, Taxes & Spending
Although it has been exactly a week since a staffer filled President Obama’s limousine with the wrong type of fuel, thereby rendering it useless after being flown all the way to Israel, the story presents such a hilariously applicable metaphor that I would be remiss...
by Zack Albert | Mar 20, 2013 | Blog, Economy, Health Care, Politics
A recent report by the Connecticut Institute for the 21st Century articulated what should be a well-known fact for fiscally aware citizens: the government does not always act efficiently. In fact, the report provides a glaring example of the inefficiencies inherent in...
by Suzanne Bates | Feb 19, 2013 | Blog, Economy, General, Politics
% Liberal Unemployment Washington DC 40.8 8.5 Massachusetts 30.5 6.7 Oregon 29.3 8.4 Vermont 29.2 5.1 Delaware 28.4 6.9 Connecticut 28.4 8.6 Washington 28.3 7.6 Rhode Island 28.3 10.2 Hawaii 27.7 5.2 New York 27.7 8.2 Average 7.54 % Conservative Unemployment Alabama...
