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Category: Government, Politics

Grace-Marie Turner
Even if the individual mandate is struck down, there are plenty of other hazards in ObamaCare. Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what could happen to health care reform if any or all of ObamaCare is declared unconstitutional.
Grace-Marie Turner
Does President Obama have inside information on how the Supreme Court will decide ObamaCare? Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether President Obama’s comments on the Supreme Court's hearings on ObamaCare indicate he knows their decision.
Jim Blasingame
When you raise tax rates on job creators, they invest less. Jim Blasingame talks about the proposed Buffet Rule that would increase taxes on the wealthy, and why small business owners don't agree with paying extra taxes on success.
Giovanni Coratolo
Reagan was devoted to supply-side economics. Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to explain why President Reagan would not have been in favor of the Buffet Rule -- raising taxes on the wealthy - in 2012.
Giovanni Coratolo
Will Congress decide to extend or abolish the Bush tax cuts? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how Congress will deal with the expiring Bush tax cuts, and other tax and budget issues.
Giovanni Coratolo
Presidents use regulatory agencies to subvert the legislative process. Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame with specific examples of how the Obama administration has used the EPA and other agencies to go around Congress.
Ray Keating
Why can't the Washington political class get out of the way of economic recovery? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how the policies and behavior of the political class in Washington are impeding economic recovery.
Ray Keating
Three years after the end of the recession, why isn't employment improving? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the multi-faceted challenges of employment in the U.S. and how government is contributing to the problem.
Ray Keating
Do you know the difference between a libertarian and a conservative? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to differentiate between two kinds of political conservatives and libertarians but acknowledging that both distrust government and value self-determination.
Barbara Weltman
How can Americans estimate 2012 taxes when the tax code doesn't help them calculate what is owed? Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why Congress has not resolved 2012 tax provisions, causing estimated tax filing confusion.

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