Tag Archive | Recession
Posted on May 29, 2014. Tags: government, ObamaCare, Recession, three
Breitbart The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its revised assessment of the first quarter of 2014’s Gross Domestic Product and revised it down to -1%. The initial assessment said the economy had at least grown, but only by .01%. This is the first time the economy has contracted in over three years. Some in the […]
Graduated with a degree in Philosophy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Also studied economics and political science at George Mason.
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Posted on September 21, 2013. Tags: Balance Budgets, Bankruptcies, Brian Sandoval, Brighter Future, Dark Days, Fastest Growing States, Foreclosures, Full Transcript, Good Leaders, Hasn, Nevada Governor, Nevada Unemployment, Recession, Republican Governors, Skeletons, State Of Nevada, Tough Choices, Tough Times, Unemployment Rate, Washington Nevada
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval Delivers Weekly Republican Address ‘Like Washington, Nevada has a politically divided government, but that hasn’t stopped our efforts to grow Nevada’s economy. Good executives, like all good leaders, must expect opposition when making decisions or when making or enforcing the law. But executives must engage those that disagree with them. They […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on April 25, 2013. Tags: County Property Owners, Decent Wage, Decline, Development Investments, Fair Share, Hanover County, High Density, Low Income Apartments, Mandate, Piggies, Planning Commission, Recession, Square Foot, Student Enrollment, Subsidizing Apartments, Tax Dollars, Taxpayers, Types Of Dwellings, Un Agenda 21, whittle
What are the top three worst development investments a county can make in a recession? Answer: Apartments, Apartments and Apartments. And why is that? Because they come stacked with kids, kids and more kids. Apartments are the highest density developments you can have. And the problem is, there are so many children per square foot […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on March 14, 2013. Tags: 1 Billion, Aspirations, Barack Obama, Bob McDonnell, Campaign Promise, Candidacy, Economic Activity, Email, Midst, Monstrosity, Recession, Shovel, State House, State Senate, stimulus, Surprise Virginia, Transportation Bill, Virginia Republicans, Virginians, Vote
Wow. They call this monstrosity of a tax increase – $6.1 billion – the “Transportation Bill”. But only 57% is supposed to go to transportation. And we all know how “secure” that spending will be. There is no lock box. So as Bob McDonnell sends email after email trying to convince people that bigger government […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on January 21, 2013. Tags: Abortions, Campaign Promise, Congestion, Conservative Politicians, Current State, Global Warming, Kudos, Left Turn, Mark Obenshain, Progressives, Recession, Relevant Excerpt, Sales Tax, State Employees, State Senator, Surplus Money, Surpluses, Transportation Package, Tribulation, Virginians
As we have previously noted, Governor McDonnell has moved firmly into the RINO Camp proposing a 16% Sales Tax Increase for Virginia to pay for more roads. (What is it with these pretend Conservative politicians?) And while the abrupt left turn for McDonnell is sure to ingratiate him in the eyes of Progressives (although Progressives would rather see […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on January 1, 2013. Tags: Ala, Barack Obama, Chuck Grassley, Conservative Members, Creators, Democrats, Garbage, Honesty, Liberals, Prevention Act, Recession, Republican Senators, Richard Shelby, Senate Republicans, Stroke, Tax Increases, Tea Party, Us Government, Us Senate, Usher, Yea
We have been predicting for some time that House and Senate Republicans were going to cave in to higher taxes. Every one of these Republicans has said many, many times “you don’t raise taxes on anyone in a recession – period!” So Senate Republicans would have us believe that they were completely at the mercy […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on November 27, 2012. Tags: Bnp Nick Griffin, Comedian, Constituency, David Evans, Doorstep, Eastern Europeans, Godfrey Bloom, Headstart, Jane Collins, Labour Mp, Mep, New Article, North Lincolnshire, Party Leader, Recession, Regional Organiser, Tata Steel, Telly, UKIP, Waste Of Space
This new article by the Guardian has some nuggets for UKIP supporters like me: First, the BNP once drew 10%+ in an election and UKIP is certainly skeptical on immigration and non-racist like BNP: Nick Griffin’s party polled 10.4% of the Rotherham vote in the 2010 general election. Immigration is a big issue in the […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted on October 22, 2012. Tags: Administration Officials, Dangerous Game, Economic Constraints, Economic Strategy, Financial Chaos, Hardball, House Speaker, John A Boehner, Massive Tax, Patty Murray, Plunge, Recession, Republican Leaders, Senate Democrats, Senate Dems, Tax Increases, Tax Rates, Thelma And Louise, Veto Threat, Washington Post
Last week, The Washington Post reported, “President Obama is prepared to veto legislation to block year-end tax hikes and spending cuts, collectively known as the ‘fiscal cliff,’ unless Republicans bow to his demand to raise tax rates for the wealthy, administration officials said. Freed from the political and economic constraints that have tied his hands in the past, […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on September 14, 2012. Tags: American Households, Ap Reports, Auto Plants, Ben Bernanke, Economic News, Fed Chairman, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Policy, Grim Realities, Household Income, Hurricane Isaac, Institute For Supply Management, Median Income, Pew, Recession, S Industrial, Shutdowns, Suitable Work, Unemployment Rate, Yardstick
Bad economic news continues to roll in. AP reports today, “U.S. industrial production fell in August by the largest amount in more than three years as factories produced fewer cars and other manufactured goods and Hurricane Isaac triggered shutdowns along the Gulf Coast. Industrial production dropped 1.2 percent last month compared to July, the Federal Reserve said […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 17, 2012. Tags: Ben Bernanke, Business Roundtable, Business Survey, Confluence, Congressional Budget Office, Economic Crash, Energy Production, Fed Chairman, Federal Reserve Chairman, Fiscal Challenges, Fragility, Health Care Legislation, Increasing Energy, Legislative Action, Recession, Regulatory Barriers, Senate Committee, Tax Increases, U S Senate, Urban Affairs
Dems’ Radical Cliff Plan Draws Gasps Fed Chairman & Jobs Groups Say Going Over Fiscal Cliff Would ‘Spawn A Dangerous Crisis,’ Warn A ‘Recession Would Occur’ Fed Chairman Warns On Consequences Of Fiscal Cliff BEN BERNANKE, Federal Reserve Chairman: “…fiscal decisions should take into account the fragility of the recovery. That recovery could be endangered by […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 16, 2012. Tags: Acceptable Compromise, Amp, Caucus, Consequences, Democrat, Democrats, Fed Chairman, GOP, Hardball, Imf, Murray Wash, New Year, Patty Murray, Plunge, Recession, Senate, Top Earners, unemployment, Washington Post, Willingness
Are Dems Open To Another Recession? Dems Admit Willingness To Go Over Fiscal Cliff, ‘Plunge The Nation Back Into Recession,’ And ‘Raise Unemployment’ ‘Democrats Are Making Increasingly Explicit Threats,’ ‘Refuse To Budge’ “Democrats say they are prepared to go over the so-called fiscal cliff at the end of the year …” (“Democrats Risk Fiscal […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on July 16, 2012. Tags: Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Bad Idea, Biden, Budget Shortfall, Dollar Shortfall, Editorial Board, Fellow Democrats, Governor Of Virginia, Harry Reid, High Water Mark, Job Creation, Limo, Louder Than Words, Massive Tax Increase, Nest Egg, Recession, Republican Plan, Tim Kaine, Times Dispatch, Virginians
After inheriting a surplus of $1.5 Billion when he became Governor of Virginia and squandering that nest egg into a $4.5 Billion Dollar Shortfall, Tim Kaine has proved that Tim Kaine-sian economics simply do not work. Note to the Kaine Supporters: Tossing out a drive-by budget that massively raised taxes on Virginians to fix his budget […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on June 6, 2012. Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Brzezinski, Clinton Economy, Cnbc, Economic Credentials, Former President Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Lawrence Summers, Morning Joe, Msnbc, President Bill Clinton, President Clinton, Recession, Second Person, Tax Cuts, Tax Rates, Top Priority, Unemployment Numbers, Wall Street Journal
Top Obama Econ Advisor: Extend All Rates One-time Obama Econ Guru Larry Summers Joins Call To Extend All Tax Rates, Says ‘Real Risk To This Economy’ Is Slow Down Summers: ‘Gotta Be The Top Priority’ “Lawrence Summers said Wednesday that Congress should temporarily extend Bush-era tax cuts, making him the second person with ties to the […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on June 4, 2012. Tags: 5 Million, Consumer Spending, Ditch, Downturn, Economic News, Economist, Gault, Global Insight, High Hopes, Household Finances, Hundreds Of Thousands, Labor Department, May 1, News Today, Recession, Three Months, Unemployment News, Usa Today, Wages, Wall Street Journal
On the heels of Friday’s dismal jobs report, there’s quite a bit of bad economic news today reflecting the state of the Obama economy. USA Today writes, “The economy isn’t careening into a ditch. It’s just stuck firmly in the slow lane. A disappointing report on the job market Friday dashed hopes that a halting recovery […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on May 16, 2012. Tags: Cbs Ny, Council News, Crime Victim, Energize, Eyes And Ears, Governor Romney, Gut Check, Honorable Mention, Mitt Romney, Ny Times, Obama, Pirate S Cove, Pollster, Presidential Elections, Recession, S Council, S Media, Same Sex Marriage, Scott Rasmussen, Times Poll
Welcome to the Watcher’s Council, a blogging group consisting of some of the most incisive blogs in the ‘sphere, and the longest running group of its kind in existence. Every week, the members nominate two posts each, one written by themselves and one written by someone from outside the group for consideration by the whole […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on April 6, 2012. Tags: Bureau Of Labor, Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Christina Romer, Employment Numbers, Growth Prospects, Health Care Law, Jared Bernstein, Joe Biden, Labor Department, Mitch Mcconnell, News Reports, President Joe, Recession, Robust Economy, Senate Republican Leader, Stimulus Bill, Tax Increases, Trillion, Unemployment Rate, Wall Street Journal
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the employment numbers for March today, but news reports suggest they’re disappointing. The Wall Street Journal writes, “U.S. job growth slowed in March, and the labor force shrank, signaling that the economy could be losing momentum. Jobs outside of agriculture grew by 120,000 last month—half the number that the […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on March 20, 2012. Tags: Buy Health Insurance, Deadbeats, Disdain, Health Insurance, Home Foreclosures, Insurance Companies, Kool Aid, Mandate, Maximum Plan, Middle Class, Mortgage Payment, Mortgage Payments, Preexisting Conditions, Premiums, Prescriptions, Progressives, Recession, Target, Unemployment Numbers, Unemployment Rate
It might not seem probable that Obamacare could cause more foreclosures, particularly among the middle class, but these are not normal times. When the Progressives decided to force an unwanted bill and unaffordable entitlements down America’s collective throats, they had a particularly copious amount of disdain for anyone who declined to purchase Health Insurance because […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on March 8, 2012. Tags: Budget Gap, Budgets, Democrat Senators, Democratic Governor, Donald Mceachin, Expenditures, Gap, General Assembly, Governor Tim Kaine, Last Time, Oil Producers, Oil Production, Progressives, Recession, Republicans, Senate Democrats, Tim Kaine, Timmy, Virginia Senate, Weakling
Honestly, the last time I saw such a budget disaster, our last Democratic Governor Tim Kaine was behind it. Governor McDonnell and the Republicans had such a royal mess to clean up that we all knew it would not be easy. In fact, if you recall, the last budget Tim Kaine tossed out to the […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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Posted on February 21, 2012. Tags: Albany Times Union, Challenger, Conservative Line, Conservative Party, Crux, Democrat, General Election, Incumbent Republican, Inmates, Kevin Rogers, Mahar, Narrow Margin, Recession, Registration Forms, Rensselaer County, Sheriff Jack, Strip Clubs, Times Union, Union Leader, Voter Registration
Mental Recession has a great piece on some shocking Union behavior that I found very interesting: The Albany Times Union has broken a story involving correction officers in Rensselaer county trying to unseat the incumbent Republican sheriff, Jack Mahar, through unsavory means. The crux of the story involves getting inmates to register or change their […]
Tom is a US Navy Veteran, owns an Insurance Agency and is currently an IT Manager for a Virginia Distributor. He has been published in American Thinker, currently writes for the Richmond Examiner as well as Virginia Right! Blog.
Tom lives in Hanover County, Va and is involved in politics at every level and is a Recovering Republican who has finally had enough of the War on Conservatives in progress with the Leadership of the GOP on a National Level.
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