Government on Townhall

• New Iceland government freezes EU talks till referendum Wed May 22
  Reuters News
• Ukraine PM bars reporters from government meetings after protest Wed May 22
  Reuters News
• Ukraine PM bars reporters from government meetings after protest Wed May 22
  Reuters News
• Italy to outline youth jobs plan as government struggles Wed May 22
  Reuters News
• The Senate Does the Bullying for the IRS Wed May 22
  John Ransom
  The Senate Mensheviks have raked Apple Computer over the coals on its practice of keeping tons and tons of money offshore. This is money that the Mensheviks sorely need, so they can squander it on things that won’t make life better for anyone outside of K Street. ... more
• Restoring Freedom, Saving the Republic Wed May 22
  Bob Beauprez
  We're living in a time when freedom is again being assaulted. Not just by foreign threats, but by an increasingly tyrannical central government. ... more
• Asking For an Audit, Tea Party Protests the IRS Wed May 22
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Political affiliations aside, everyone should be worried about the IRS scandal. John touched base with a tea-party activist, and talked about the impropriety on display at the IRS. Also: John McCain grilled the CEO of Apple over their tax “avoidance” practices. (Because the problem couldn’t possibly be the tax code, it is obviously Apple’s adherence to the law.) ... more
• North Korea Launches Missiles Wed May 22
  Night Watch
  Japanese government advisor Iijima had meetings with senior North Korean officials, including Kim Yong Nam. Kim is Chairman of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly and acts as the head of state for protocol purposes. ... more
• Four Reasons to Applaud Apple’s Tax Planning Wed May 22
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  The Senate is holding a Kangaroo Court designed to smear Apple for not voluntarily coughing up more tax revenue than the company actually owes. Here are a few things you need to know. ... more
• When There is Too Much Cash Wed May 22
  Charles Payne
  Part of the problem is that there is no harmony. It would be so much easier if the economy was generating 300,000 jobs a month, factories were being built, and the Fed didn't feel obligated to pump in $85.0 billion a month. ... more
• Giving Up on Gold Wed May 22
  Mike Shedlock
  People have thrown in the towel on gold in favor of momentum trading in stocks. It seems nearly everyone is a momentum trader now, one of the consequences of inept central bank bubble-blowing policy. ... more
• Sri Lanka opposition says government threatened to sack strikers Tue May 21
  Reuters News
• Bulgaria's ex-PM Borisov says he is convinced rivals can form government Tue May 21
  Reuters News
• Peace debate exposes deep rifts in Israeli government Tue May 21
  Reuters News
• Amazon wins key cloud security clearance from government Tue May 21
  Reuters News
• Harry Reid and the IRS Say Taxes are Voluntary Tue May 21
  Ransom Notes Radio
  Believe it or not, there are some people in Congress that can’t even wrap their mind around the power of the IRS. (And we wonder why there might be some abuse of power?) John Ransom talked with Bill Tatro about the recent White House scandals, and the coercive power of tax policy. ... more
• The IRS Scandal is Nothing More Than Liberalism Tue May 21
  Michael Schaus
  Imagine that: A government tax collection agency asked a bunch of citizens about their conversations with God. I guess we can chalk this up to the IRS’s complete disregard for Constitutional limitations, but does it strike anyone else as mildly anti-American? ... more
• Time to Figure it All Out Tue May 21
  Roger Schlesinger
  The quantitative easing that has been going on under the direction of Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve seems to have been with us almost half a life time, but it hasn't. It arrived after the beginning of the financial crisis, and was supposed to be a panacea, but it hasn't demonstrated to be the “do-all” solution to our financial problems. ... more
• You Call This a Recovery? Tue May 21
  Bill Tatro
  The familiar saying used to be, “I can afford it, but I don’t want it.” Conversely, now it’s “I want it, but I can’t afford it.” ... more
• Strangled By Red Tape Tue May 21
  Daniel J. Mitchell
  But the regulatory burden goes way beyond some odd anecdotes. We’re talking about a huge cost to the economy, and it’s been getting worse for the past 12 years. ... more
• Mickey D on Strike Tue May 21
  Charles Payne
  Doubling wages means fewer workers, higher prices for customers, and less profit for shareholders. Essentially those are the goals of the puppet master behind the McDonald's worker walkout. ... more
• Another Obamacare Lie Tue May 21
  Mike Shedlock
  Simply put, Obama lied when he said "you can keep your existing plan", knowing full well the law was purposely written to make sure that would not happen over time. Eventually you will be stuck with a new Obamacare plan and higher premiums whether you like your existing plan or not. ... more
• On IRS, Ezra Klein is Still an Idiot, and so is the White House Tue May 21
  John Ransom
  Here’s Klein’s argument boiled down to the bones: We didn’t intend to cheat; we’re just so stupid that it had the same effect as cheating. ... more
• Lew taps government retiree pension fund Mon May 20
  AP News
• Gay marriage law strains UK Cameron's leadership, government Mon May 20
  Reuters News

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