Entitlement Reform on Townhall

• Memo to Washington: Kick the spending habit Mon Nov 21
  Jeff Jacoby
  THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT reported last week that the national debt had surpassed $15 trillion, clocking in at precisely $15,033,607,255,920.32 as of the close of business Tuesday. ... more
• GUTFELD ON #OCCUPYWALLSTREET: MEDIA IS ALLOWING ‘PERVERSION PARADE’ TO CONTINUE Fri Nov 18
  New York City
  Greg Gutfeld's daily monologue dedicated to the #OWS protests and their national 'day of action' that took place November 17th. ... more
• Congressional Supercommittee Is Super Divided Thu Nov 17
  Donald Lambro
  Sen. Pat Toomey, the GOP's fiercest anti-tax ?warrior, stunned the supercommittee when he proposed raising taxes to ?break the impasse over cutting the government's monster debt.? ... more
• Fifty Percent Welfare Nation Fri Nov 11
  Rachel Alexander
  It has become all too easy today to receive government assistance. Half of all babies born in the U.S. today receive food assistance, and half of all children live in a home that will use food assistance at some point during their childhood. ... more
• The Supreme Committee's Real Challenge Isn't the Budget Tue Nov 8
  Carrie Lukas
  Cutting $1.5 trillion from the federal budget, supposedly the goal of the Super Committee, sounds daunting. When you put those numbers into the context of the total federal budget and our exploding national debt, however, you realize it shouldn't be so hard. The Committee's real challenge—and it's a doozy—is a political system that discourages common sense. ... more
• Gingrich and Cain Debate Lincoln-Douglas Style Mon Nov 7
  Texas
  Beware: content, not soundbites. ... more
• Cain and Gingrich Throw Down, Lincoln-Douglas Style Sun Nov 6
  Erika Johnsen
• DC: Conservative Activists Applaud Romney, Cheer Cain Fri Nov 4
  Guy Benson
• The Free Market's Assault on Bank of America Thu Nov 3
  J.D. Thorpe
  Many – including the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) crowd – have expressed outrage over Bank of America’s recent attempt to charge customers a $5 monthly fee to use their debit card. These people deplored the move and used it as another symbol of greedy Wall Street “Robber Barons” sticking it to the little guy. ... more
• Occupy Wall Street: Liberalism’s Continuing War With Normalcy Thu Oct 27
  Brian Birdnow
  The Occupy Wall Street movement, and its host of copycat imitators around the country have garnered much attention recently. They have been largely lauded by the mainstream media, who have explained that the occupiers are idealistic youth guided by altruism and concern for the downtrodden. ... more
• A Painful Mirror for America Mon Oct 24
  Terry Paulson
  The mirror into modern-day America created by the "occupiers" who have taken to the streets reveals painful images and insights for those committed to traditional American values. Even without a clear, core message, most Americans can identify with the anger at those who have contributed to our broken economy. But many tax-paying Americans are equally fed up with the stream of complaints from the self-obsessed protestors who want their debts forgiven and the "rich" to pay for their "free" education. ... more
• Medisnare Meet Obamasnare Sat Oct 22
  John Ransom
  Like every program designed by Obama, he reckoned we'd all get caught in the snare of government spending and have no choice but to continue it. Even liberals saw this coming, but did nothing about it and states now have been left cleaning up another liberal mess. ... more
• The New Republican Vision for Modern Social Safety Nets Wed Oct 19
  Peter Ferrara
  A new consensus is emerging among Republicans for fundamental entitlement reform providing for modern, 21st century social safety nets. The new, reformed programs would actually achieve all of the social welfare goals of the current programs far more effectively, ultimately serving seniors and the poor far better. ... more
• Occupy Wall Street Is Bitter, Unwieldy Brew Mon Oct 17
  Crystal Wright
  Occupy Wall Street is NO Tea Party! The masses of people collecting in New York City, across the country and world in the name of OWS look more like riots (reminiscent of the 1960s free love variety) than a movement. Participants in this “inchoate” movement as liberal and conservative media have described it, have trashed parks, attacked police, set cars ablaze and paraded around topless in the name of what? ... more
• Appeals court blocks parts of Alabama immigration law Fri Oct 14
  Townhall.com Staff
• Appeals court blocks parts of Alabama immigration law Fri Oct 14
  Townhall.com Staff
• Newt’s New Contract Tue Oct 11
  Peter Ferrara
  Last week, Newt Gingrich released his 21st Century Contract with America, composed of 10 specific legislative proposals he would enact if elected President. In the 1994 Congressional campaigns, Republicans not only rode Newt's Contract with America proposals to Republican majorities in Congress. They maintained their House majority for 12 years, after Republicans had only held a House majority for 2 of the previous 74 years. ... more
• GOP Sen. Brown casts himself as bipartisan choice Mon Oct 10
  AP News
• Bad News: Government Dependence Hits All Time High Thu Oct 6
  Katie Pavlich
• Occupy Wall-Street Protest Highlights: A Recap from Day 17 Tue Oct 4
  Townhall.com Staff
• Continuing Resolution - Another Way To Stall Entitlement Reform Mon Oct 3
  Lurita Doan
  President Obama continues to be irresponsible on budgetary duties. The President of the United States has a duty, annually, to submit a budget to congress that has some measure of fiscal sanity which can then be debated in congress. ... more
• Obama as Demoralizer-in-Chief Fri Sep 30
  Larry Kudlow
  “Telling those who are scared and struggling that the only way their lives can get better is to diminish the success of others . . . trying to cynically convince those who are suffering that the American economic pie is no longer a growing one . . . insisting that we must tax and take and demonize those who have already achieved the American dream . . . is a demoralizing message for America.” ... more
• Controversy erupts over Campus Republicans bake sale plans Mon Sep 26
  Berkeley, CA
  CNN features a controversial bake sale held on UC Berkeley's campus. ... more
• Video: Discussing the President's Deficit Reduction Plan & the GOP Field Tue Sep 20
  Guy Benson
• Europe Tilting a Bit Positive Fri Sep 16
  David Malpass
  At the weekend G7 meeting, Christine Lagarde softened the IMF’s concerns about the capital adequacy of European banks. However, the communiqué reiterated the G7’s support for the Basel III bank regulatory process (that Jamie Dimon says disadvantages U.S. banks) ... more
• Boehner Urges Super Committee to Take Up Tax, Entitlement Reform Thu Sep 15
  Townhall.com Staff

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