Bob Neugebauer and IFF President Ron Nate dissect Idaho’s self-inflicted budget crisis stemming from 60% spending increases over six years. Nate reveals the Idaho Freedom Foundation’s $1.9 billion in proposed cuts, including repealing Medicaid expansion and Idaho Launch. The discussion exposes how the governor’s acceptance of federal healthcare funding and workforce training programs benefits corporate […]
As we turn on our TVs and witness the protesters in Minneapolis exercising their First Amendment right to free speech and protest, it is important to consider who is supporting these demonstrations. Having visited Minnesota and Minneapolis over the years for both business and pleasure, I can say that the current events are far removed […]
When we look at the constant turmoil and civil unrest that is taking place in our country, we must say to ourselves, how did all of this come about and how do we rectify it and become a united nation once again? I have written many times about the dangers of succumbing to the leftist […]
Overview Idaho remains one of only thirteen states to tax groceries and is one of just three—alongside Alabama and Mississippi—that applies the full state sales tax rate to food purchases. At 6%, this tax costs Idaho families $406 million every year. Although the state returns $251 million through a grocery tax credit system, it still […]
Ongoing Fraud Investigations and Local Concerns Allegations of billions of dollars in fraud continue to surface in states such as Minnesota, with investigations now beginning in Maine and Ohio. These developments suggest that further abuse in misusing U.S. taxpayer money is likely to be uncovered. It would be naive to assume that Idaho is immune […]
As we enter a new year, it is time for every American to contemplate what kind of country they want to live in. When we look back at the past 25 years, our country has been on a roller coaster ride economically and socially. Since 2000, the U.S. national debt has increased by about $30 […]
How Idaho’s Fiscal Discipline Collapsed Idaho policymakers face an uncomfortable question: how does a state transform a $496 million surplus into deficit projections within a single budget cycle? The answer reveals fundamental weaknesses in fiscal oversight and political incentives that govern public spending. Idaho’s experience offers a case study in how even traditionally conservative states […]
As Ebenezer Scrooge said in Charles Dickens Novel “A Christmas Carol” HUMBUG defined in Webster’s dictionary as something designed to deceive or mislead, often referring to a person who is insincere or fraudulent. It can also describe nonsense or absurdity. We have had what I consider a HUMBUG liberal media for the past 9 years […]
You can always tell when Trump is on the right track, as the left starts firing the propaganda cannons telling you not to believe a word he is saying. Here is Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary’s definition of Propaganda: Ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one’s cause or to damage the opposing cause: The spreading of […]
As we hear the cry from many Americans about how unaffordable America is, we need to ask ourselves how this came about. Well, I would suggest that opening our borders and allowing 10 or 15 million illegal aliens to migrate and scatter to every congressional district in the country has caused a serious strain on […]
Trump is going to the root causes of the progressive power and they are scared to death that he will be successful in his efforts to turn the clock back and make Americans aware of just how the left, with the assistance of their media moguls, have divided our country. We hear the cry from […]
If you’re not part of the solution, you are more than likely part of the problem, and certainly that is the junction that we are at today. I can’t remember a time in the 80 years I have been on this earth where there has been more discourse in America. Last week, I wrote about […]