Politico reports on the newest weapon in the anti-gun arsenal: taxes. (Shutterstock.com) (Emphasis mine) Gun owners in and around Chicago last week started paying a new $ 25 tax on every firearm they purchase. In California, a statehouse panel on April 15 will hear testimony on a nickel-per-bullet tax measure, and in New Jersey, lawmakers… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Hope
WashPost Page One ‘Scoop’: How Democrats Hope to Unseat Tea Party GOP With ‘Non-Ideological Problem Solvers’
Here's today's sign the Washington Post is a Democrat rag. This story is on A-4: "Health-care law may backfire for some on Medicaid: Expansion threatens to oust thousands in states with generous programs." This story is on A-1: "Democrats seek infusion of new faces." Paul Kane's front-pager passed along the DCCC's new strategy of finding… Read more »
Obama Losing Hope on Passing Gun Control
On April 4, President Obama said that while he’s very optimistic about the chances of getting legislation through Congress addressing immigration reform, he has lost confidence in passing any significant gun control measures. After talking to donors in San Francisco about possible immigration reform, Obama said: ”It’s going to be tougher to get gun legislation to reduce gun violence… Read more »
Losing Hope: Effective Millennial Unemployment Rate At 16.2%
A dismal March jobs report that saw 663,000 Americans completely give up and leave the work force, lowering the labor force participation rate to its lowest since 1979, especially impacted young workers 18-29 years of age, a group that now has a 16.2% effective youth unemployment rate. 1.7 million young workers 18-29 years of age, a group that… Read more »