Michael Snyder | Economic Collapse The middle class in America is being systematically destroyed The 30 statistics that you are about to read prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the middle class in America is being systematically destroyed. Once upon a time, the United States had the largest and most prosperous middle class […] Continue reading → 
Imagine a government program that has exploded in size, is the subject of bitter partisan haggling and spends almost $80 billion a year in secret. No, not the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency or the Department of Homeland Security, which all spend less (as far as anyone call tell). The program in question […] Continue reading → 
Mark Skousen “Libertarians are living in a fantasy world.” — Paul Krugman,New York Times The New York Timesmagazine published a cover story last week with the headline, “Has the Libertarian Moment Finally Arrived?” It highlighted Sen. Rand Paul’s recent growth in popularity and his potential as a presidential candidate in 2016. But the reporter did […] Continue reading → 
Kevin Glass The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, commonly referred to as food stamps) has seen a meteoric rise in enrollment in the last fifteen years, and especially in the wake of the 2008 recession. The spike in SNAP recipients post-2008 is to be expected - but the maintenance of those high enrollment numbers is […] Continue reading → 
Peter Morici Friday, the Labor Department is expected to report the economy added 235,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate remained steady at 6.1 percent, but that hardly tells the story. The jobless rate may be down from its recession peak of 10 percent, but much of this results from adults, discouraged by the […] Continue reading → 
John Hawkins Liberals are forever struggling to understand the basic tenets of human nature that most other people just take for granted. You’d think they would have picked something up from the death throes of the Soviet Union, Greece, or Detroit, but as Talleyrand might say, “They have learned nothing, and forgotten nothing.” Whether that’s […] Continue reading → 
In President Obama’s mismanaged economy, nearly 50 million Americans are on food stamps, because the country still hasn’t recovered from the 2008 recession. It is difficult for some people to find a job, and in many states, welfare actually pays better than an entry-level job. There has been abuse of the food stamp and other […] Continue reading → 
For years, the Obama administration has been making it abundantly clear that it is a friend of illegal immigrants. Border security is a joke, the federal government refuses to go after “sanctuary cities” even though they are breaking federal law, there is a website that instructs immigrants how to sign up for welfare programs once they arrive […] Continue reading → 
Tony Katz Not all of the illegal invaders coming over the border are Mexican. Not all of the illegal invaders coming over the border are old to enough to even know what’s happening to them. Not all of the illegal invaders coming over the border are looking to do Americans harm, nor are they carrying […] Continue reading → 
America’s Border Patrol has been overwhelmed recently by a flood of illegal immigrants coming across our southern border, many of them from Central American countries, spurred on by rumors of amnesty and advertisements for food stamps, welfare, and healthcare. Texas has stepped up and initiated a “border surge” to secure their section of the border […] Continue reading → 
John Hawkins Today, grassroots conservative Chris McDaniel is going up against establishment Republican Thad Cochran in a primary election in Mississippi. Other than Dave Brat’s victory over Eric Cantor, this has the potential to be the most important race of the election cycle so far. If you’re in Mississippi, you need to get out and […] Continue reading → 
When it comes to illegal immigration and border security, the Obama administration doesn’t really have a policy, other than throwing open the door and laying out a welcome mat. They have willfully chosen not to enforce existing immigration laws, have released detained illegals with criminal records onto the streets, are refusing to deport anybody, and […] Continue reading → 
Some people are beginning to take the view that the Obama administration is treating illegal immigrants better than our country’s veterans, and when comparing the VA scandal with the administration’s immigration policies, it is easy to see why. Our veterans are having to endure long wait times for health care, sometimes languishing on secret waiting […] Continue reading → 
Cortney O’Brien, Always a hotbed for political discussion, The View created another touchy moment on Tuesday when Dr. Ben Carson criticized the ever increasing welfare system in America. Actor and football player Terry Crews, who sat in as a guest co-host, asked Dr. Carson the question that set off the heated debate: “Do you think […] Continue reading → 
The Obama administration doesn’t take border security seriously. Obama has arbitrarily and unilaterally changed immigration laws to enact portions of the DREAM Act, an amnesty plan previously rejected by Congress, which only encourages more illegal immigration. Not only has Obama encouraged more illegal immigration, through programs like the USDA advertising food stamps in Mexico, but […] Continue reading → 
Diane Sullivan says that when she pulls out her food-stamp card to buy groceries, she keeps the side with her photo cupped in her hand so people can’t see. While Massachusetts requires her to have the identification to prevent fraud, the 40-year-old mother of five from Medford calls it “a card of shame.” Maine and […] Continue reading →