Support for ObamaCare hits record low

10/31/2011

by Jonathan Ingram A year and a half ago, Nancy Pelosi told the public that Congress had to pass ObamaCare so they could find out what was in it. Well, Americans aren’t pleased with the result. New polling data from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that support for ObamaCare is at all-time low. Only 18 percent of Americans think that they...

If Illinois Members of Congress had their way, how much would government spending increase or decrease?

09/29/2011

by Kristina Rasmussen If Illinois Members of Congress had their way, how much would government spending increase or decrease? The National Taxpayers Union Foundation keeps a running tally of each Congressman’s net spending agendas as measured by their bill co-sponsorships. Last week I asked them to share preliminary data on the spending agendas of members of the Illinois...

Obama: Adopting the Illinois Model

09/15/2011

by Emily Dietrich President Obama presented a $450 billion proposal to a joint session of Congress last week. He instructed lawmakers: “Pass this bill, and hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged young people will have the hope and the dignity of a summer job next year. And their parents – their parents – low-income Americans who...

Will Obama’s Speech Save Jobs in Illinois?

09/09/2011

by Emily Dietrich President Obama convened a joint session of Congress Thursday night to unveil his latest jobs proposal. Almost immediately, lawmakers and political pundits levied harsh criticism. Leftists expressed fear that the President’s proposal isn’t “bold” enough. The purported $450 billion price tag doesn’t come near the $1 trillion in spending some have agitated...

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down Obamacare’s Individual Mandate

08/12/2011

by Jonathan Ingram Illinois cannot afford Obamacare. The Medicaid expansion in Obamacare is expected to increase Illinois’s Medicaid spending to $10.2 billion by 2030. This represents a 77 percent increase over 2008 spending. Illinois already faces a spending crisis, particularly within Medicaid, and the Comptroller reports even longer delays for payments to doctors and hospitals treating Medicaid patients are...

High Speed Rail Dead in its Tracks?

By Chris Andriesen

04/29/2011

by Brian Costin In the above video from 2009 the Cato Institute’s Senior Fellow, Randal O’Toole, talks about the impact of high speed rail in Illinois. Fast forward to April 2011, and it appears as if the national high-speed rail plan touted by President Obama is losing significant steam. This blog post from O’Toole explains. “President Obama’s dream...

1099 Requirement Makes a Comeback?

01/31/2011

Obama's recently released budget proposal includes a retooled version of the infamous 1099 tax reporting requirement in ObamaCare.

President Obama’s 2012 Budget Estimates $1.1 trillion Deficit

01/31/2011

The U.S. Government faces some major budget challenges. President Obama unveiled his fiscal year 2012 budget today and will present it to Congress.

Mixed Messages: How Governor Quinn’s Tax Hikes Will Erase President Obama’s Tax Cuts

By Chris Andriesen

01/10/2011

The Problem Illinois families should be wary of plans to hike taxes at the state level that would all but wipe out the benefits of the bipartisan tax compromise between President Barack Obama and Congressional Republicans. In federal legislation that extended the Bush-era tax cuts, and also included a payroll tax cut, a four-member family...

Institute on First Business: John Tillman Discusses Pension Crises Across the U.S.

12/31/2010

Institute CEO, John Tillman, on First Business discussing the pension funding shortfalls in Illinois and across the U.S., and answering the question of whether a federal bailout for Illinois is near.

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Support for ObamaCare hits record low

If Illinois Members of Congress had their way, how much would government spending increase or decrease?

Obama: Adopting the Illinois Model

Will Obama’s Speech Save Jobs in Illinois?

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down Obamacare’s Individual Mandate

High Speed Rail Dead in its Tracks?

1099 Requirement Makes a Comeback?

President Obama’s 2012 Budget Estimates $1.1 trillion Deficit

Mixed Messages: How Governor Quinn’s Tax Hikes Will Erase President Obama’s Tax Cuts

Institute on First Business: John Tillman Discusses Pension Crises Across the U.S.

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