Just after 1 a.m. this morning, the United States Senate voted to end debate on the health care reform bill that will create $2.5 trillion in new spending, will burden states with hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded Medicaid mandates, and generates myriad new taxes for you and your employer.
While Hoosiers were sleeping and [...]

Ever wondered why there are so many TV commercials for buying and selling gold? If you haven’t heard, world governments are ditching the U.S. dollar and buying gold. Entrepreneurs are acting on suckers unwitting consumers willing to part with their gold for last year’s prices.
Let’s look at the precious metals markets — the only enduring [...]

Today, Congressman Mike Pence released a video statement urging Americans to “Let Your Voice Be Heard” in speaking out against the Pelosi health care plan — an amalgam of three different House plans — that the Speaker of the House unveiled last week.

The chart to the right, courtesy of CBS News, shows where we [...]

“Washington, D.C. is the world capital of unintended consequences.”
We often hear Rep. Mike Pence say it in his speeches and interviews, and it’s true.
Taken from lessons of economics, the idea is that while legislation and government programs often provide measurable public good, the costs often outweigh the benefits. Let’s look at the unintended consequences of [...]

U.S. payrolls plummeted by 260,000 in September as the unemployment rate inched upward to 9.8 percent, the highest level since 1983. State and local governments are reeling, and businesses small and large are posting losses.
“Where are the jobs?” is a rightful refrain Republicans like Rep. Mike Pence have been repeating for months now, and the [...]