Dodd-Frank on Townhall

Balanced Budget to Cure It and a Tax to Kill It Wed Aug 17

Jeff Carter

The market fell out of bed after the conference since virtually everything they proposed is more bureaucratic nonsense, and then the added "benefit" of a tax. ... more
Paying for Government Now Takes a Record 224 Days Tue Aug 16

Bob Beauprez

Americans for Tax Reform publishes s a "Cost of Government Day" report every year, which calculates how long the average American must work to pay for the full costs of government spending and regulation. The 2011 version just came out and it isn't encouraging. ... more
Dodd-Frank "Bank Reform" Will Increase Food Prices Fri Aug 12

Jeff Carter

These extra layers of regulation mean that producers will have to charge a higher price for food. The price will be passed down from the field through the elevator, through the trading pits, through the food producers, and greet you at the checkout counter at the grocery. ... more
Celebrating 'Cost of Government Day' Thu Aug 11

Mattie Duppler Corrao

Since President Obama has been in office, the 'Cost of Government Day' has fallen halfway into August. This is fueled largely by explosive federal spending—taxpayers now work 103 days, nearly half of the total cost of government, just to pay for federal spending. ... more
Time for a Red Tape Rescue Sat Aug 6

Ed Feulner

One of the biggest factors behind whether companies hire or not is regulation. It's expensive to run a business, and if government agencies are saddling you with more and more expensive rules, you're simply not going to have as much money left over to hire additional employees. ... more
The Regulatory Recession Sat Aug 6

Fred Smith

The debt ceiling negotiations and debates over government spending have transfixed the nation for the last few weeks. President Obama’s call for a “clean” debt limit increase—one without spending reductions attached—was bound to fail from the beginning, as many House Republicans were elected on promises to bring the growth of government under control. ... more
Obama Divided Against Himself Tue Aug 2

John Ransom

In 2010 conservatives helped a great deal in getting the GOP to take back some of the states and the U.S. House. But the budget we have now reflects the divided government we have. Funny how that works. ... more
Email, Hate Mail and Comments from Readers Sun Jul 31

John Ransom

A big week for the unions, with racketeering charges coming for the SEIU. We heard from Illinios Roy, who I think is really just Transport Secretary Ray Lahood in disguise. Plus what week wouldn't be complete without someone comparing Republicans to Hitler? ... more
Allen West's Gentlemanly Behavior Mon Jul 25

Star Parker

Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), also Democratic National Committee chair, suggested that the nasty email she got from Congressman Allen West (R-FL), responding to her attack on him in the House, resulted from him being “under pressure.” ... more
The Beltway Industry Full-Time Employment Act Fri Jul 22

Michelle Malkin

Dodd-Frank, the 2,300-page financial "reform" monstrosity spearheaded by Capitol Hill corruptocrats, turned 1 this week. It made too-big banks bigger. It made too-risky incentives riskier. It made a lousy economy lousier. Billed as a "consumer protection" act, Dodd-Frank has succeeded phenomenally -- in protecting and stimulating the business-stifling business of government. ... more
Small Businesses Aren’t Celebrating Dodd-Frank Anniversary Thu Jul 21

Sam Graves

Today marks one year since the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 was signed into law. One year since Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and former Senator Chris Dodd (R-CT) chose to ignore our concerns that this bill would stifle the recovery, harm job creation and crush Main Street America. ... more
Fannie and Freddie: Bad Tenants Wed Jul 20

Ed Feulner

Want to improve the housing market? Evict Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Sounds harsh, but without such a serious, drastic step, the market won’t get better anytime soon. ... more
Geithner: Prolonging the Pain Sat Jul 16

Jack Bouroudjian

When the treasury secretary of the United States makes a statement like that, it’s time for him to go. To be so glib about the very thing that it is his job to fix tells me Geithner is unequivocally unfit to lead. ... more
House Republicans give Dodd-Frank failing grade Fri Jul 15

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Agency Girl Goes Wild Mon Jul 11

Katie Kieffer

Elizabeth Warren has literally gone wild. No, she did not strip off her matronly suit on a Girls Gone Wild spring break tour bus. Rather, she appears to be on a mission to strip Congress, small businesses and individual Americans of authority by instituting her own rules for how to play the financial game on both Wall Street and Main Street. ... more
Lack of Jobs Could Cost Obama His Sun Jul 10

Salena Zito

Where are the jobs? Not the stimulus signs, not the rhetoric about “shovel-ready” economic voodoo, not the propping-up of an anemic manufacturing sector, but real jobs? ... more
Obama's Price: $10 Tax for Union Teachers- You Pay Tue Jul 5

John Ransom

Welcome to the next education "crisis" in America, kids. And the message will be brought to you by Obama for only $10 per union teacher. ... more
America and the Golden Age of Capitalism Tue Jul 5

Jack Bouroudjian

The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign governments must be reduced, if the nation doesn't want to go bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance. -Cicero ... more
Don't Let Dodd-Frank Rip You Off Too Tue Jul 5

Chris Poindexter

In just a few days some fairly big changes in the commodities and currency trading markets are expected to land with a thud. The changes stem from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act aimed primarily at consumer lending, but is also having a wide ranging impact on securities trading. ... more
Case for Balanced Budget, Plus a Jobless, Wageless Recovery Tue Jul 5

Mike Shedlock

Unfortunately, the government wastes money on wars, wastes money on bureaucracies that should not exist, and overpays on roads, bridges, and infrastructure (because of Davis-Bacon, collective bargaining, and prevailing wage laws). The only way to remedy this is with an iron-clad, no-exceptions, balanced budget amendment. ... more
How Union Busting Helps Kids (and Everyone Else) In WI Mon Jul 4

Mike Shedlock

The results are in. Elimination of collective bargaining is one of the best things, if not the absolute best thing one can do for school kids. There is no other rational way of looking at this. ... more
Washington's First Fourth Mon Jul 4

John Ransom

The next day, Washington marched out of Fort Necessity and surrendered the fort to the French. The French promptly burned it to the ground. ... more
A Farewell to Homes: A Drama by Barney Frank Thu Jun 30

John Ransom

To quote the movie Billy Madison, I think I speak for all of us in saying I’m a little dumber for having read this proposal by Dodd-Frank for solving the sub-prime housing crisis in America. ... more
Michele Bachmann's Outside Business Savvy Wed Jun 15

John Ransom

For 2012, the subtext of the campaigns will likely be the intended consequences of legislation, like Dodd-Frank, that doesn’t even attempt to address the problems that they are supposed to ameliorate. That could benefit Michele Bachmann outsider bid to be president. ... more
Fed Pres Blast "Too Big to Fail," as European Banks Teeter Wed Jun 8

Mike Shedlock

Bank stocks have been in the gutter because of mark-to-fantasy accounting. No one believes asset valuations, and no one believes results of existing stress tests. ... more
Protecting Consumers from Themselves Tue Jun 7

Nicole Kurokawa

"Last year’s monstrous Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill contained a number of awful little programs – one of which was the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the brainchild of Elizabeth Warren..." ... more