Stimulus-Backed Solar Company Lays Off 70 Percent of Workforce
President Obama used a weekly address in July 2010 to tout his stimulus package’s support for the solar industry. One of the companies he mentioned… Read More
City Says “No!” to Multi-Million Dollar Handout from Uncle Sam
The city of Troy, Michigan, prides itself as being “The City of Tomorrow … Today,” but now it has another slogan to affix to its… Read More
Morning Bell: Obamanomics Has Failed
Three years ago today, President Barack Obama signed into law his trillion-dollar stimulus plan, a measure that he promised would save or create 3 million… Read More
A Half-Million-Dollar, Taxpayer-Funded Thermometer?
Wonder if it’s too hot to go outside at your workplace? Don’t bother checking the thermometer or stepping outside—the federal government has the answer for… Read More
Obama, Biden Both Lauded Now-Bankrupt, Stimulus-Funded Ener1
The president’s energy agenda took a hit on Thursday, as yet another stimulus-backed energy company filed for bankruptcy. Videos have surfaced since then showing both… Read More
Another Stimulus-Backed Energy Company Files for Bankruptcy
After months of financial turmoil, an Energy Department-backed lithium ion battery company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company, Ener1, received a $118… Read More
Krueger Tries and Fails to Disguise an Anti-Growth Tax Plan in Keynesian Garb
The remarks of Alan Krueger, chairman of Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, asserting that taxing the rich can spur economic growth demonstrate that he and… Read More
Navy Buys Biofuels for $15 Per Gallon From Stimulus-Linked Firm
A California company has been hired to provide 450,000 gallons of advanced biofuels to the U.S. Navy – the “single largest purchase of biofuel in… Read More
White House Subpoenaed, Stimulus Loans Under Investigation
Two new chapters in the Solyndra scandal were written today, one involving a potential bailout of the company and the latest regarding Congress’s move to… Read More
Morning Bell: Debunking Obama’s Latest Jobs Myth
Imagine a high-speed train zooming down hundreds of miles of glistening train track stretching across sunny California, connecting Anaheim to San Francisco. It’s a bullet… Read More
