Sen. Bernie Sanders has excited the Democratic Party's base with promises of more "free" stuff and emerged from relative obscurity as a legitimate threat to Hillary Clinton, once thought to be the frontrunner for the party's presidential nomination. But the policy agenda the self-identified "democratic socialist" is espousing to fawning audiences on the campaign trail is one that would create severe economic problems for the United States.
The Wall Street Journal analyzed the policy proposals that Sanders has put forward -- which includes single-payer health care, free college tuition, and an expansion of Social Security. The cost of these policies, according to the Journal, comes in at an eye-popping $18 trillion over ten years. Read more here...
2. FreedomWorks' 9.12 Grassroots Summit Re-Cap
3. FreedomWorks holds 9.12 Grassroots Summit in Florida - by Casey Cheap
FreedomWorks held a Grassroots Summit just outside of Orlando, Florida this past weekend to mark the sixth anniversary of the 9.12 rally in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 12, 2009.
With more than 2,000 attendees, 80 volunteers and 60 sponsor groups, the feedback from those who attended has been phenomenal. Read more here...
4. Key Vote NO on Any FY 2016 Funding Bill That Exceed the Spending Caps - by Adam Brandon
As one of over 6.9 million FreedomWorks activists nationwide, I urge you to call your representative and senators and demand that they refuse to vote for any Continuing Resolution or other government funding bill for Fiscal Year 2016 that spends above the levels set by the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011.
Federal government spending is once again increasing at a critical level. Driven largely by increases in automatic spending programs like Social Security and Medicare, deficits are on pace to steadily increase back to the incredible levels we saw from 2008-2010, to over a trillion dollars in new debt per year. That’s adding to the over $18 trillion in debt already on the books. Read more here...
5. September Freedom Artist: Sharon C. McGovern
Our September Featured Artist for Liberatchik is Sharon McGovern. Her work reminds us of the beauty in simplicity and the technical merits of study and honing a technique. Though her work is not political, it is expressive of our mission at Liberatchik to promote traditional art forms and themes that do not seek to tear down our culture. Sharon's drawings are a shining beacon in the fog of modernism's efforts at relativist deconstruction of beauty, society, and the individual. We are proud to call her one of our own. Read more here...
6. Right to Work 2.0 Highlights Badly Needed Reforms - by Logan Albright
The phrase “Right to Work” has traditionally been used to describe a system of voluntary union membership, as contrasted with the mandatory membership practice that are still common in many states. Now, the term is getting an update as people realize that unions are only one way of keeping hard working Americans out of a job. In fact, the government has all manner of schemes to protect their favored interests, while shutting out many of the people who need work the most.
This is why Lincoln Labs is launching a new initiative they’re calling “Right to Work 2.0”. The idea is that you shouldn’t need government’s permission to earn a living, and that the artificial barriers to work have been a significant drag on the American economy, creating unemployment and dependence. Read more here...
Iris Somberg
Press Secretary, FreedomWorks
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