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A previous Texas GOP Vote.com blog The Obama Stimulus: Predictions vs. Reality explained the unfortunate reality that has become of the Stimulus bill. You would think that Obama and the supporters of this bill would have learned their lesson by now. However, instead of remedying the situation with less spending, Obama's advisers propose a different solution- a second stimulus package.  Read more »

The Democrat's Cap-and-Trade bill (HR 2454), which narrowly passed a procedural vote by the House Democrats today, is now being debated on the House floor. If this bill is passed, Republicans, such as Mark Pence of Indiana, say it will include "the largest tax increase in American history."  Read more »

Obama and liberals in Congress are currently taking us down the road to socialism! They have already grabbed control of key banks, insurance companies, the automobile industry (now Government Motors), and are currently in office brewing up a government funded national health care program. The Obama Administration continues to spend money from its "imaginary funds," breeding a deficit of $1.8 trillion, 50% of the total budget, for the current year.  Read more »

It was announced today that president Barack Obama has created a new position within the administration: a Weather Czar. The yet to be appointed Weather Czar will be responsible for a pilot program, controlling weather around the United States, and one day, declared Obama, "the entire world."  Read more »

As House Democrats deliberate on a plan to require health insurance for most Americans, Obama proposes that Congress should pay for this health-care overhaul by disregarding the workers and targeting the wealthy to pick up the tab. The Obama Administration is stepping up its efforts to influence health-care legislation to avoid broad-based taxes and to instead, focus in on the Americans in the highest tax brackets.   Read more »

As part of the Obama Administration's plan for "fundamental tax reform", there has been growing interest in a new value-added tax, commonly referred to as a VAT. Daniel J. Mitchell explains in a Cato Institute article that on top of this new value-added tax, “Obama is already looking at a wide range of other potential tax increases, including higher income tax rates, restrictions on itemized deductions, an energy tax, and higher payroll tax rates. Even if they all became law, the revenues would not come close to satisfying his and Congress's appetite for bigger government, particularly a government-run health-care scheme.”  Read more »