Browsing the archives for the Tea Party tag

A shutdown hurts more than just Feds

7 Apr, 2011 in Economy, Issues, Local, Politics, Work-related by

I’m going to be concise today: Shutting down the government, which Tea Party “activists” are pushing hard for (and appear to be winning the case for), hurts more than just feds. It hurts contractors like myself, local businesses outside of the DC area (there’s regional federal offices for almost all of the major agencies), and [...]

The party of no strikes again

29 Sep, 2010 in Brian, Friends, Politics, Republican, Taxes, The Economy by

Yesterday the Republican party continued their campaign of blocking useful legislation from passing by voting down a bill to give tax credits to companies who keep jobs in the US instead of outsourcing them to firms overseas in places like India and China.  I really don’t understand how anyone could want to vote for these [...]