The award for worst company in the country goes to GM, for taking over $11 billion from taxpayers and then recalling over 5 million vehicles.
Here is the complete list of bailout losses. You may want to sit down before opening it.
Eleanor Roosevelt was probably the most influential American woman of the 20th century.
Photo by SOMBILON ART, MEDIA and PHOTOGRAPHY 10. It leaves no space on the elevator Every second wasted on worrying how much the cashier at the mini-mart (who is more than likely making over the minimum wage anyway) makes, is time taken away from real opportunities and actual problems. The minimum wage will not fix…
10. Leland Yee’s Real Life Grand Theft Auto We saved the best for last. Leland Yee, State Senator from California, was best known for his efforts to ban violent video games like Grand Theft Auto and his staunch support for gun control. Seems like just another California liberal until you release that all the while…
Photo by cvrcak1 1. Bill Clinton Revelations that White House intern Monica Lewinsky had oral sex with Clinton in the Oval Office leading him to famously declare on TV on January 26, 1998, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.” The scandal led to impeachment by the House for perjury, for…
Photo by Russ Allison Loar Perhaps the worst example of government stifling competition is President Obama’s “Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care” plan. Supposedly, insurers would still compete, but under Obamacare, the new federal health board (15 government bureaucrats) will decide which medical treatments are acceptable, rather than doctors or even insurers. Already, Insured individuals…
The idea that higher revenues can be raised by lowering tax rates seems counter intuitive to many. In fact, politicians who campaign on lowering taxes are often derided as liars, especially in light of budget deficits. It is often asked: how can anyone promise to cut taxes when the government is already short on revenue?…