Category Archives: Quote of the Day

RNS Quote of the Day: 03/16/11

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Phil Kadath

Who’s got all the money? The grand total of the combined net worth of every single one of America’s billionaires is roughly $1.3 trillion. It does indeed sound like a “ton of cash” until one considers that the 2011 deficit … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 03/11/11

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Phil Kadath

Seems pertinent Can the real Constitution be restored? Probably not. Too many Americans depend on government money under programs the Constitution doesn’t authorize, and money talks with an eloquence Shakespeare could only envy. Ignorant people don’t understand The Federalist Papers, … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 03/07/11

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Phil Kadath

If Microsoft did what most states governments do in relation to yearly budgets, half of that company’s execs would be in prison. There are long-term problems with state budgets that a return to economic growth won’t solve. Health-care costs and … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 03/04/11

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Phil Kadath

It’s set up like this for a reason. CMS estimates that $48 billion of estimated Medicare outlays of $509 billion in fiscal 2010 went to improper payments, including fraudulent ones. “However, this improper payment estimate did not include all of … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 03/03/11

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Phil Kadath

Got a spare $300K laying about? Federal data indicate how urgently we need reform: The unfunded liabilities of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid already exceed $106 trillion. That’s well over $300,000 for every man, woman and child in America (and … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 03/02/11

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Phil Kadath

A silly question If union protesters turn violent — as they increasingly have — can you trust pro-union police to intervene? Glenn Reynolds I say it is a silly question because I don’t trust police to intervene in any situation, … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 02/24/11 Edition

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Alaska

Excellent commentary at the American Thinker. …the workers[‘] … agricultural-age peasant culture… experiences the world as a fixed pie where you have to fight for your share or get it from a powerful patron. That’s just not how the world … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 02/23/11

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Phil Kadath

When you look at it properly, the light shines right on through Public employees unions are an interesting hybrid. Industrial unions are organized against the might and greed of ownership. Public employees unions are organized against the might and greed…of … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 02/21/11

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Phil Kadath

Talk about setting the bar low The stimulus package, the Recovery Act, uhh, contained within it, goals. To improve, to basically, as part of the number of measures it would take to prevent a staggering economy from collapsing into a … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 02/14/11

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Phil Kadath

By the numbers National debt is over $14 trillion, the federal budget deficit is $1.4 trillion and, depending on whose estimates are used, the unfunded liability or indebtedness of the federal government (mostly in the form of obligations for Social … Continue reading →

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