http://conservativeposts.com Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:25:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://conservativeposts.com/2009/08/clunker-drivers-have-been-bailed-out-wheres-the-outrage/ http://conservativeposts.com/2009/08/clunker-drivers-have-been-bailed-out-wheres-the-outrage/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:25:33 +0000 Scott http://conservativeposts.com/?p=425 It was less than a year ago when Wall Street firms started seeing the first wave of government bailouts.  Shortly thereafter the media and “Main Street” started crying about corporate excesses and greed.  Those same people, however, are praising the “successes” of Cash For Clunkers; even advocating for a sequel Dollars For Dishwashers. Why was [...]

]]> http://conservativeposts.com/2009/08/clunker-drivers-have-been-bailed-out-wheres-the-outrage/feed/ 0 http://conservativeposts.com/2009/08/cash-for-clunkers-thank-you-for-proving-our-point/ http://conservativeposts.com/2009/08/cash-for-clunkers-thank-you-for-proving-our-point/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:59:44 +0000 Scott http://conservativeposts.com/?p=422 For years, conservatives and liberals have clashed over taxes.  Do we tax less, and allow the free market to thrive with the increased spending, or do we tax more to allow for an increase in government spending. Cash For Clunkers has proven the conservative point of taxing less to benefit the economy, and here’s how. [...]

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