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Entries for 'Heritage Foundation'
Saturday, January 4, 2014 |
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Five Reasons to Celebrate American Culture in 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:05 AM :: 3719 Views :: Family
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Unlike previous decades, nearly three-quarters of Americans married in the 1990s celebrated a 10th anniversary ....
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Friday, January 3, 2014 |
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Meet the Humble Nuns Who Just Shook Up the Obama Administration
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:51 AM :: 6182 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Religion
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The Little Sisters take care of more than 13,000 poor men and women around the world who are elderly....
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 |
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More New Taxes and Fees: How You’ll Pay for Obamacare in 2014
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:04 PM :: 3845 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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This is only the beginning—watch how two of these taxes get worse in the years to come....
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014 |
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The Left's Big Issue for 2014
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:42 PM :: 4439 Views :: National News
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The liberal Center for American Progress launched a new center devoted to the subject, and President Obama has been making it a centerpiece of his speeches....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
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These 13 Tax Increases Hit in 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:02 PM :: 4325 Views :: Taxes
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... and two tax hikes for 2014 ....
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Monday, December 30, 2013 |
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Booze, Pole Dancing, and Luxurious Hotels: Top 10 Examples of Government Waste in 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:28 PM :: 4147 Views :: National News
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The cupboard is overflowing with liquor, crystal glassware, and more....
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Friday, December 27, 2013 |
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Your Money in Pictures: The Top 5 Charts of 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:55 AM :: 4570 Views :: National News
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What If a Typical Family Spent Money Like the Federal Government? ....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 |
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8 Americans to Remember This Christmas
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:21 AM :: 5385 Views :: National News
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While most of us are gathering with loved ones, there are Americans being held prisoner in repressive countries around the world....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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This Is Exactly What Health Care Reform Is Supposed to Do
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:20 PM :: 3502 Views :: Health Care
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Medicaid wasn’t working for Moise....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Medicaid Is No Obamacare Success Story, Mr. President
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:06 PM :: 3261 Views :: Health Care
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Most of the people applying for Obamacare are being funneled into Medicaid....
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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Top 10 Broken Obamacare Promises
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:41 AM :: 2976 Views :: Health Care
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As Obama so ironically threatened in 2009, “If you misrepresent what’s in this plan, we will call you out.” To that end, here are 10 promises of Obamacare that have already been broken....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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What the Government Got You This Year (in Pictures)
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:32 PM :: 3799 Views :: National News
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Today, the Senate is set to pass the new U.S. budget deal in all its spend-tastic glory....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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How the EPA Plans to Kill Jobs and Reduce Your Income
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:24 PM :: 3367 Views :: Energy
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If you feel like you’re not paying enough, you’re in luck....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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How to Help Uninsured Americans
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:43 PM :: 3020 Views :: Health Care
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Two of the problems Obamacare promised to solve were getting coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and helping the uninsured get coverage....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Airline Fees: The Budget Deal's Sneaky Tax Increases
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:10 PM :: 6092 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Travelers are currently charged $2.50 per flight under the Transportation Security Administration’s airline security “fee.” Under the budget deal, that would increase to $5.60 per flight or $11.20 for a round-trip ticket....
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Thursday, December 12, 2013 |
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The More You Buy, the More You Save
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:40 PM :: 4032 Views :: National News
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Some Members of Congress are using this logic in their latest budget proposal....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
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3 Things You Need to Know About the Congressional Budget Deal
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:56 AM :: 3577 Views :: National News
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Many had high hopes that the first budget conference in four years would make a substantial down payment toward fixing the U.S. spending and debt crisis.....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
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An Unlimited Christmas Credit Card
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:05 PM :: 3684 Views :: National News
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What if you had no spending limits this holiday season?
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Monday, December 9, 2013 |
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How to Help Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:44 AM :: 3278 Views :: Health Care
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In 2011, the Obama Administration suggested that as many as 129 million Americans with pre-existing conditions were “at risk” and “could be denied coverage” without Obamacare....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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Congress Wants to Tax Your Christmas Tree
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:36 PM :: 4536 Views :: Agriculture, Taxes
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Christmas trees are pretty unpopular, right? The House must think so, since its farm bill would pave the way to set up a Christmas Tree Promotion Board....
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Thursday, December 5, 2013 |
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We Bet You Haven't Heard This About Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:44 PM :: 4348 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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The plan on the table in Congress would raise the federal minimum wage above $10 an hour (which is higher than all existing state rates)....
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013 |
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Sick of Obamacare? We've Got Something Different
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:38 PM :: 3321 Views :: Health Care
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The President said yesterday that he’s “learned not to make wild promises” anymore....
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 |
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What Will Happen When (and If) HealthCare.gov Actually Works
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:44 AM :: 3594 Views :: Health Care
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HealthCare.gov can’t fix anything that’s wrong with Obamacare....
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Monday, December 2, 2013 |
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Beware of Happy Talk on Immigration
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:42 AM :: 3499 Views :: National News
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Is immigration reform coming back from the dead?
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Friday, November 29, 2013 |
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Black Friday Spending Spree (in Washington)
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:28 AM :: 5105 Views :: National News, Taxes
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...members of the budget conference committee are considering several options that could increase spending by up to an additional $100 billion....
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Thursday, November 28, 2013 |
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Turkey, Pumpkin Pie, and Religious Freedom
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:40 AM :: 4896 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care
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From 1621, when the Pilgrims arrived in the New World, to 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln declared it a federal holiday, thanking God and practicing religion were of paramount importance....
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013 |
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SJR12: Hawaiian Homes Commission Act Amendments Draws Opposition after Filibuster Vote
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:26 PM :: 6062 Views :: DHHL
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Senators Brian Schatz (D–HI) and Mazie Hirono (D–HI) recently voted to eliminate the filibuster on Obama nominees, do the math....
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013 |
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Obamacare Undermines American Values
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:48 PM :: 3759 Views :: Health Care
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Obamacare goes against prioritizing help for the disabled over assistance for able-bodied adults....
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013 |
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What EVERYONE Will Be Talking About at Thanksgiving Dinner
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:31 AM :: 3641 Views :: Health Care
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Organizing for America (OFA), President Obama’s campaign group, has a big push called “Health Care for the Holidays” that urges people to “have the talk” with their loved ones about getting health insurance....
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Monday, November 25, 2013 |
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How Obamacare Discourages Work and Marriage
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:04 PM :: 5119 Views :: Family, Health Care
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...the law perpetuates some of the country’s worst trends that trap people in poverty....
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Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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They Got Away With It
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:39 AM :: 4231 Views :: National News
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"...my colleagues propose this rule change because they can get away with it...." -- Sen Barack Obama
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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While Obama Remakes the Courts, Harry Reid Wants to Remake the Senate
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:14 PM :: 3514 Views :: National News
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"Everyone in this chamber knows that if the majority chooses to end the filibuster—if they choose to change the rules and put an end to democratic debate—then the fighting and the bitterness and the gridlock will only get worse." -- Sen Barack Obama, 2005
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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How Obamacare Will Try to Control What You Eat
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:01 PM :: 4494 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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Obamacare’s menu labeling regulation will be costly and time-consuming for businesses ....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Is Our Government Still "Of the People"?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:45 PM :: 4207 Views :: National News
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Seven score and 10 years ago today, Abraham Lincoln delivered the greatest speech in American history....
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Monday, November 18, 2013 |
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The American People Rose Up to Repeal a Health Care Law Once Before. They Can Do It Again
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:10 AM :: 3769 Views :: Health Care
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The law that promised health coverage for all has so far stripped 3.5 million Americans of their insurance....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Do You Believe Obama This Time? How About Now? …Now?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:28 PM :: 3393 Views :: Health Care
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Once upon a time, Obamacare was “settled” law that was “here to stay”....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Obama Becoming a Punchline, but Obamacare Is No Joke
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:08 AM :: 3424 Views :: Health Care
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“The Tonight Show” is a cultural bellwether, so when its studio audience roars its approval at Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) quip that Obamacare is “the biggest job killer in this country,” you know something’s happening across our land....
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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Congress Should Do These 3 Things in the Next 31 Days
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:49 AM :: 3674 Views :: National News
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In the next 31 days—starting today—the budget conference committee will try to accomplish something Congress has failed to do for the past four years....
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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Obama’s Promise of “Competition” in Obamacare: Also False
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:58 AM :: 3126 Views :: Health Care
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In more than half of the counties in the U.S., people have only one or two insurance carriers offering coverage on their exchanges....
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Monday, November 11, 2013 |
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Why Our Veterans Fight
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:37 PM :: 3637 Views :: Military
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Today we thank all of our veterans who have fought and continue to fight for freedom around the world....
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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More Special Obamacare Treatment — But Not for You
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:41 AM :: 3344 Views :: Health Care
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The Obama Administration has indicated it will propose a new regulation that could give many unions a break from one of Obamacare’s new fees....
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Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
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Heritage: Hawaiian Citizens Testify in Support of Marriage
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:00 PM :: 5204 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Government policy should respect those who believe marriage is the union of a man and a woman....
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Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
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They Liked Their Health Plans, But Can't Keep Them
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:05 PM :: 3390 Views :: Health Care
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“If you like your plan, you can keep your plan.” -- NOT!
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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Caught in the Obamacare Web
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:43 PM :: 3388 Views :: Health Care
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Hadley and Dougall want to make sure their personal information is removed from HealthCare.gov. There's just one problem: Users can't delete their own accounts....
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 |
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Who Is Affected by Obamacare? EVERYONE
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:15 PM :: 3730 Views :: Health Care
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In response to the wave of insurance cancellations hitting millions of Americans, and the admission by some on the left that President Obama’s “if you like your plan” promise was false, Obamacare’s defenders are now taking a different tack....
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Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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Security Violation Just the Tip of the Obamacare Iceberg
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:00 AM :: 3216 Views :: Health Care
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Justin Hadley logged on to HealthCare.gov and found a big surprise—the eligibility information of another family in a different state....
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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The Conservative Alternative to Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:49 PM :: 3187 Views :: Health Care
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We’ve been very critical of Obamacare because it’s hurting Americans. But that has caused some to ask, “What’s your alternative?”
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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Obama and Sebelius: Obamacare Didn’t Cancel Your Plans
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:43 AM :: 2740 Views
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Obama called insurance plans that are getting canceled “substandard” and said people could actually keep those plans if insurers still offered them (which they can’t under the President’s health care law).....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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3 Trillion Reasons Not to Raise Taxes Again
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:30 PM :: 3746 Views :: Taxes
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... raised taxes 13 times in 2013 ....
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
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Has Your Health Insurance Plan Been Canceled?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:37 PM :: 4805 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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"If you like your health care, you can keep your health care plan." --Obama, 2009
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