Search Results for "TOLDYOUSO" - Result Count: 39

Congress Slams FCC's Internet Takeover - Tuesday, May 25, 2010 11:04 AM
Remember when Free Press and others claimed Congress was demanding that the Federal Communications C...

Note to the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids: If Tigers Can Be Smuggled into the US, So Can Cigarettes - Friday, April 30, 2010 4:39 PM
Earlier today, I came across a piece from the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK) written in 2000....

CBO: Millions To Pay Obamacare Tax - Tuesday, April 27, 2010 10:30 AM
Okay, so, admittedly President Obama's pledge to not to raise “any form” of tax...

Brace yourself, you won't believe this... - Friday, April 23, 2010 1:00 PM
Brace yourself.  This post is going to blow your mind. I mean it. There is no way anyone could ...

More Tax Hikes On Persons Earning Under $200,000 - Wednesday, April 14, 2010 4:17 PM
On numerous occasions we've pointed out how President Obama's pledge not to raise taxes on person's ...

Um... Did The New York Times Just Say Death Panels Will Save Money? - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 1:16 PM
Two weeks ago, we wrote with some surprise that President Obama's lackey-economist Paul Krugman said...

Day 2 and the Internet Still Works! - Wednesday, April 7, 2010 7:21 PM
Test! Test! Can you read this blog post? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Much has happened rega...

"Stimulus" Unemployment: The Continuing Saga - Monday, April 5, 2010 9:30 AM
 At times when writing for this blog, I feel like I'm somewhat of a gameshow host. This is one ...

The Cost Of Obamacare For Business - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 10:00 AM
In this economy, with record high unemployment, you would think the Administration would have known ...

Insurance Premiums For Young People Under Obamacare - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:30 AM
ToldYouSo" is going to used to tag posts on this webpage more and more often in the coming week...

More "Stimulus" Boondoggles - Social Engineering and Lobbying for Higher Taxes - Wednesday, March 3, 2010 3:08 PM
Early on, when opponents of the "stimulus" argued that the trillion dollar spending and de...

Real Men of Genius - DC City Council Edition: Cigarette Tax Hike Reduces Revenue - Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:58 AM

Tax Hikes a Foregone Conclusion Under Obama’s Tax-and-Spend Commission - Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:23 AM
Today, President Barack Obama signed an executive order announcing the creation of his “debt c...

Presidential Math: Failed Policies + More Failed Policies = More Jobs - Monday, February 1, 2010 8:53 AM
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama acknowledged the need to focus more on job creatio...

If at First You Don't Succeed, Tax Tax Again: Nebraska's Gas Hike - Friday, January 15, 2010 4:47 PM
State Senator Arnie Stuthman of Platte Center, Nebraska wants to raise the gasoline tax from 27 cent...

New York, Cigarettes, and the Unintended Consequences - Monday, January 11, 2010 4:42 PM
In his State of the State address, New York’s Governor Paterson proposed raising the already h...

ATR "Told You So" Series: Stimulus Unemployment - Monday, January 11, 2010 11:09 AM
Economist Greg Mankiw presents the following graph following the release of December unemployment nu...

Want Happiness? Cut Taxes! - Friday, January 8, 2010 1:06 PM
Since the rising prosperity brought about by economic freedom, with increased growth, increased livi...

"Green Energy" in the UK - Tuesday, January 5, 2010 10:45 AM
As radical liberals continue to push for job-killing cap & tax provisions, designed to hike...

"We Told You So:" Increased Tobacco Tax Rate Reduces Revenues in Arkansas - Tuesday, December 8, 2009 3:52 PM
In February, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe signed a law increasing the tobacco tax by 56 cents, bringing ...

Capitalism: It Works - Tuesday, December 1, 2009 11:57 AM
Stephen Horwitz, Professor of Economics at St. Lawrence University, recently discussed how rising re...

CBO: Obamacare Would Raise Your Family's Health Bill by $2000 - Monday, November 30, 2009 2:16 PM
Phillip Klein, writing in the American Spectator, reports on an analysis by the nonpartisan Congress...

High Taxes Lead to Decreased Revenue in Chicago - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:56 AM
When you tax a product, people buy less of it or will buy it somewhere else. When people buy le...

In New York, Concrete Jungle’s Taxes are Too High - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:10 AM
An interesting report was released last week by the Empire Center for New York State Policy. Th...

"Stimulus" Jobs Math Still = #Fail - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:57 PM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: Only days before the big data launch...

Mission Accomplished? Then Can We Get the Rest Back? - Friday, October 23, 2009 10:36 AM
Yesterday, I posted the following on www.fiscalaccountability.org regarding Obama administration Chi...

#StimulusFail #ToldYouSo Series Continues: Unemployment Continues To Skyrocket - Friday, October 2, 2009 12:47 PM
At times I feel like we are becoming a broken record when it comes to reporting on the total, comple...

More Tariffs: Did anyone see this Coming? - Wednesday, September 30, 2009 12:20 PM
No one likes to hear “I told you so,” but sometimes it is unavoidable. Earlier this...

Massachusetts Tax Hiker Dodges Alcohol Tax - Thursday, September 3, 2009 12:13 PM
Time and time again, ATR and taxpayer advocate groups point out that raising targeted taxes on speci...

Highway Trust Fund Wastes Taxpayer Dollars, Coburn/McCain Study Finds - Thursday, July 30, 2009 3:48 PM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: Yesterday, CFA and ATR sent a letter...

Of Mice and "Stimulus" - Thursday, July 9, 2009 1:32 PM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: We all remember President Obama's so...

Told You So: Real Agenda of "Stimulus" Is Growing Government - Thursday, July 9, 2009 1:09 PM
Edward Lazear raises some important points in the Wall Street Journal today: Congress and the Oba...

Joe Biden and the "Stimulus": "We Misread the Economy" ... So Let's Do It Again!? - Tuesday, July 7, 2009 8:12 AM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: As the economy continues to shed job...

Unemployment and President Obama’s Fudged Economics - Thursday, July 2, 2009 1:34 PM
The Department of Labor’s report this morning that unemployment rose to 9.5% nationally &ndash...

Joe Biden and the "Stimulus" - Never Mind? - Wednesday, June 3, 2009 8:20 AM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: At a roundtable in New York yesterda...

Rich States, Poor States - Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:42 AM
The American Legislative Exchange Council has just released the second edition of their great public...

"Stimulus" Fact of the Day: Told You So - “Saved or Created Jobs” Claim Can’t Be Substantiated - Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:27 PM
This would be the second post for today in which we can say: "Told you so!" Today, t...

Tobacco Taxes: How Many Times Do We Have To Say "I Told You So"? - Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:19 AM
Last month, Arkansas was the latest state to pass a tax hike on cigarettes.  The new $1.15 per ...