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UNREAL: Obama is Going on Lavish, Half-Month Vacation in August

For a man who talks endlessly about income inequality and class warfare, portraying himself as a champion of the poor and working class, President Obama sure likes to take lavish and luxurious vacations fit for the 1%. The Obamas go on vacation a lot, at least 3-4 times per year, always sparing no expense, and […] Continue reading →

UNREAL: Obamas Have Spent Over $44 MILLION in Taxpayer Dollars on Vacations

A shocking new report from government watchdog group Judicial Watch shows just how hypocritical and out of touch the Obamas are, particularly regarding the amount of taxpayer dollars spent on their vacation travel versus their constant talk about income inequality, the struggling middle class and the poor. The outrageous sums of money that are spent […] Continue reading →

No one is poor enough for Democrats

Noah Rothman, It was an inevitable and natural outgrowth of the Democrats’ Obama-era campaign themes, but so few seem to have seen it coming. The obsession with “income inequality” and the Democratic Party’s rhetorical commitment to using the power of the state to address that imbalance has painted the party’s most prominent figures into an […] Continue reading →

Minimum-Wage Debate Prods U.S. Retailers to Strategize

In 1914, Henry Ford announced he was more than doubling the average wage of Ford Motor Co. factory workers to $5 a day, in part so they could afford a Model T. His act took the world by surprise, spurred auto sales and helped create an American middle class. One hundred years later, U.S. companies […] Continue reading →

De Blasio to give first State of the NYC speech

Mayor Bill de Blasio will deliver one of the most important speeches of his young administration, one in which he is expected to outline his vision for New York City and offer a glimpse into his signature goal of fighting the city’s widening income inequality gap. De Blasio will give the State of the City, […] Continue reading →

The State of Obama: Not Good

By Jack Kelly President Barack Obama spoke for 65 minutes Tuesday night but didn’t say much. State of the Union addresses typically are laundry lists of a president’s alleged accomplishments and of his legislative goals for the coming year. It’s difficult for even the most gifted speechwriters to turn laundry lists into spellbinding oratory. But […] Continue reading →

Jeff Jacoby: Income Gap? Not Many are Obsessed

Though President Obama keeps insisting that income inequality is the “defining challenge of our time,” most Americans beg to differ. “What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?” asked Gallup in a nationwide survey this month. Dissatisfaction with the federal government — its incompetence, abuse, dysfunction, venality — topped the […] Continue reading →

Walter E. Williams: Income Inequality

Democrats plan to demagogue income inequality and the wealth gap for political gain in this year’s elections. Most of what’s said about income inequality is stupid or, at best, ill-informed. Much to their disgrace, economists focusing on measures of income inequality bring little light to the issue. Let’s look at it. Income is a result […] Continue reading →

Here are 5 Ways The Liberals Obsession With Income Inequality Hurts the Poor

by: John Hawkins, , After the last century, it shouldn’t even be controversial to assert that the more a nation focuses on income inequality, the more it hurts the poor. After all, there have been whole societies formed around the slogan Marx popularized, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need” […] Continue reading →