Sunday, May 31, 2015

Gov. Wolf: Some Pa. residents may lose homes to pay for his higher taxes

If this report is accurate, Gov. Tom Wolf said he doesn't care if some Pennsylvania residents lose their homes because they have to pay higher taxes to support his agenda.

Gov. Wolf talks funding, education with school, local officials at Pocono Mtn. West Jr. High

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Knowing What We Now Know About Hillary Clinton ...


Report: Welfare Spending Out of Control in Pennsylvania

From The Commonwealth Foundation:
Gov. Tom Wolf's plans to raise taxes to boost education spending are well known, but his increases in welfare spending are less apparent and even more burdensome for taxpayers. The Department of Human Services already spends twice as much as the Department of Education and accounts for a stunning 39 percent of General Fund spending. Wolf plans to send DHS an additional $691 million next year, putting further strain on an already
bursting state budget.


But there is an alternative:According to a study released today by the Commonwealth Foundation,responsible steps can be taken to slow the dramatic growth of welfare spending and avoid annual budget crises.


"Paying for Gov. Wolf’s new welfare spending plans, which follow years of increases, will force lawmakers to make the hard choice between diverting resources from other programs or raising taxes even higher," commented Elizabeth Stelle, director of policy analysis for the Commonwealth Foundation. "The DHS budget has grown nearly twice as fast as state GDP and state personal income since fiscal year 2000-01. This trend has held
true regardless of the party in power." 
Read more at the link below:

Out of Control

Democratic Dimwit Nancy Pelosi: At Least We're Beating ISIS on Twitter

Pelosi: At Least We’re Beating ISIS on Twitter

Decline of Christian America

Cal Thomas: Decline of Christian America

Another broken promise: ObamaCare in the ER

Another broken promise: ObamaCare in the ER

Monday, May 25, 2015

Ronald Reagan: A Soldier's Pledge Listen Learn Remember

'A Beautiful Mind' mathematician John Nash, wife killed in NJ crash

Famed Princeton mathematician John Nash, wife killed in taxi crash

Biggest potential Democratic threat to Pat Toomey bows out of US Senate race in Pa.

Montco's Josh Shapiro: Will not run for U.S. Senate

Report: 280,000 Pennsylvanians addicted to gambling

Pa. gaming industry's growth amplifies siren call for addicts

Memorial Day 2015: Lest we forget

 Memorial Day 2015: Lest we forget

Gov. Scott Walker emerges from Southern confab as GOP front-runner

The 2016 political report: Walker emerges from Southern confab as GOP front-runner | WashingtonExaminer.com

Pew: Hillary's 'favorability' plummets 17 points, lowest in 7 years

Pew: Hillary's 'favorability' plummets 17 points, lowest in 7 years | WashingtonExaminer.com

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Hillary Clinton Plans to Corner The Illegal Immigrant Vote in 2016

Clinton Campaign Hires Illegal Immigrant as Staffer | Truth Revolt

Guest Column: Pa. Business Leaders Reject Gov. Wolf's Tax Plans

By Lowman S. Henry

The governor of Pennsylvania decided to use his perceived electoral mandate to take on one of the biggest issues that has confronted and confounded the commonwealth for decades: property tax reform. So he advanced a plan that would raise sales and personal income taxes in exchange for a cut in property taxes.

Sound familiar? The year was 1989 and the governor was Robert P. Casey whose tax reform plan was put on a statewide ballot referendum and was soundly defeated by voters. Fast forward to 2015 and Gov. Tom Wolf has placed on the table a property tax reform plan that strongly resembles the doomed Casey proposal. Except the Wolf plan doesn’t even include the dollar for dollar reductions required of the Casey effort.

As despised as property taxes are, and polling consistently finds the levy to be the most disliked, finding an acceptable alternative remains elusive. The Wolf plan appears to have little support in the General Assembly; in fact House Republicans have passed their own proposal.  But it too fails to totally eliminate school property taxes leaving the door open for millage rates to simply increase again over time.

An indication of how unpopular the Wolf tax reform plan is can be found in the recent Keystone Business Climate Survey of business owners and chief executive officers conducted by the Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research. Nearly 70 percent of the business leaders said the Wolf property tax shift would result in only a temporary drop in property taxes which would then go back up.

Another 14 percent predicted his plan would actually lead to property tax increases; only 15 percent expect to see property taxes decline under the Wolf proposal.

Not only does the poll demonstrate disapproval of the Wolf property tax plan, but the survey found the biggest six-month decline in business climate optimism since the onset of the Great Recession in 2008. In fact, in the 20 year history of the poll only during that recession and in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks has business climate optimism dropped so far so fast.

Last September, for the first time since George W. Bush was re-elected in 2004, more business leaders said the state’s economic climate had improved that felt it had gotten worse. The indicator rose into positive territory by just 1 percent, but it capped a steady move in a positive direction. All of that has changed. The number of owners/CEOs saying business conditions have improved over the past six months has fallen to just 13 percent, while the number saying business conditions have gotten worse has nearly doubled since last fall.

The only variable to change during that six month period was the election of Gov. Tom Wolf. Republican Gov. Tom Corbett left office with a 52 percent job approval rating. Gov. Tom Wolf’s first job approval test yielded just 15 percent approval with 69 percent of the state’s business leaders saying they disapprove of the job he is doing.

Driving the dour mood among the people who actually run businesses — big and small — is a general disapproval of Gov. Wolf’s budget proposals. A total of 78 percent disapprove of his proposed budget.

Overall 80 percent say the governor’s proposed state budget will harm the state’s business climate. As a side note, Pennsylvania’s high tax rates and stringent regulatory policies are viewed by the owners/CEOs as the biggest impediments to conducting business in the commonwealth.  They now fear that situation is about to get even worse so the state’s job creators are bracing themselves for higher taxes.

Overall the survey results represent a sound and complete repudiation of Gov. Tom Wolf’s first proposed state budget along with the major revisions and tax hikes contained within the proposal.  Like Gov. Casey before him, his ambitious tax reform plans are deeply unpopular and may be destined for the same fate.

Lowman S. Henry is Chairman & CEO of the Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research in Harrisburg and host of the weekly Lincoln Radio Journal.  His email address is lhenry@lincolnisntitute.org

Feds say 'sham' cancer charities spent donations on luxury cruises, Hooters meals, dating websites

Feds say 'sham' cancer charities spent donations on luxury cruises, Hooters meals, dating websites

No Strings: Stephanopoulos Edition


In wake of Stephanopoulos fiasco, who is a journalist?

Cal Thomas: Who is a journalist?

Friday, May 08, 2015

Gov. Wolf's tax relief promise is really a tax shift for Pa. residents

Is Gov. Wolf’s proposed budget tax relief or a tax shift? - Times Leader - timesleader.com

If the Clintons had body cameras ...


Obamanomics: Companies hiring cheaper immigrants to take U.S. jobs

Happening: Companies hiring cheaper immigrants to take U.S. jobs | WashingtonExaminer.com

Poll: Majority of Americans says race relations 'worse' under Obama

Poll: 55 percent say race relations 'worse' under Obama, just 8 percent 'better' | WashingtonExaminer.com

Under Obama, IRS employees promoted, awarded after cheating on taxes

IRS employees promoted, awarded after cheating on taxes | WashingtonExaminer.com

There's a war on free speech --- and radical Islam is winning

There's a war on free speech --- and radical Islam is winning | WashingtonExaminer.com

Obama Recovery?


Double standard on offending Christians and Muslims

Double standard on offending Christians and Muslims

Taming the Pa. Legislature: Start with abiding by state constitution

Editorial: Taming the Pa. Legislature: Start with abiding by Article II, Section 8

Wednesday, May 06, 2015

Hillary Defends Obama Illegal Immigrant Policies

On Campaign Stump Hillary Defends Dreamers, Wants a Path to 'Full and Equal Citizenship' | Truth Revolt

The Clintons' Magic Carpet Ride


Survey: Millionaires Prefer Hillary Clinton

Survey: Millionaires Prefer Hillary Clinton | Truth Revolt

CNN: Hillary's Negatives are 'Five-Alarm Fire'

CNN: Hillary's Negatives are "Five-Alarm Fire" | Truth Revolt

Why Obama Will Just Keep Making the Middle East Worse

Why Obama Will Just Keep Making the Middle East Worse

Carly Fiorina Nails Katie Couric on Double Standards, Hillary Defense

Carly Fiorina Nails Katie Couric on Double Standards, Hillary Defense

AVENGERS: Age of Political Correctness

Study: 30,000 Jobs That Won't Pay Under Wolf's Budget

Study: 30,000 Jobs That Won't Pay Under Wolf's Budget

NewsBusted 05/05/15

Sen. Pat Toomey speaks out for police

On Senate floor, Toomey speaks out for police

Friday, May 01, 2015

Report: Clinton Foundation In 'Tailspin'

Report: Clinton Foundation In 'Tailspin' | Truth Revolt

Pa. AG Kane's chief of staff accused of sexual harassment


And the hits just keep on coming. It's bad enough Democrat Kathleen Kane is facing potential criminal charges for perjury after allegedly lying to an investigative grand jury, but the man she just promoted as her chief of staff is the subject of a sexual harassment lawsuit by a female attorney in the AG's office.The victim, 34-year-old Michele Kluk, claims in the lawsuit that she brought the sexual harassment allegations to Kane's attention a year ago but Kane failed to take any action ... other than promoting the plaintiff, 51-year-old Jonathan Duecker, to chief of staff. At the very least you have to wonder about Kane's judgment, or lack thereof in this case.

Kane's chief of staff accused of sexual harassment

Baltimore's community organizer mayor exposed

Katie Pavlich: The true victims of Baltimore

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf's taxing budget: Inconvenient truth

Wolf's budget: Inconvenient truth

Hillary's Enablers Are Also Guilty

Hillary’s Enablers | The Weekly Standard