I came across these informative videos on taxes and spending from reason.com. It is rather amazing to see this information presented visually. Taxes: Spending:

A must read article from today’s Wall Street Journal explaining why Obama’s cap and trade program is really a hidden tax on the other 95%. Here’s the key passage: Hit hardest would be the “95% of working families” Mr. Obama keeps mentioning, usually omitting that his no-new-taxes pledge comes with the caveat “unless you use energy.” Putting [...]

A must-read article from the Wall Street Journal.  Key passage: Even the most basic inspection of the IRS income tax statistics shows that raising taxes on the salaries, dividends and capital gains of those making more than $250,000 can’t possibly raise enough revenue to fund Mr. Obama’s new spending ambitions. Consider the IRS data for [...]

In his 1996 State of the Union address, President Clinton famously declared that “the era of big government is over.” Last night, in his first address to Congress (not technically a State of the Union, but close enough for government work), President Obama made it clear that the rumors of Big Government’s death have been [...]