Budget
New Zealand Government Reconsiders Big Projects To Maintain Budget Surplus
It's like peeking through the looking glass
PA Poised To Easily Weather Fiscal Cliff Loss of Federal Funds
Not so dependent on D.C.'s teat
Boehner's Backroom Deal
Boehner's against "backroom deals," and Obama's for "an unprecedented level of openness."
Texan Hog Snares and Drone Among Items Criticized in Homelands Security Budget
Getting priorities straight
VA Governor Dinged For Letting Agencies Suggest Their Own Budget Cuts
Bureaucrats then recommend cuts they know won't fly
Amash Comments on GOP Leadership Committee Decisions
Claims he has not received any information on his removal from the House Budget Committee
Please read this if you think deficits don't matter and that spending doesn't drive deficits.
Or, Fun Facts About the Fiscal Cliff!
When Times Got Tough, Colorado Springs Residents Replaced Taxes With Self-Reliance
And the world did not end
Boehner Says There is No Progress on Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
Latest proposal rejected by Republicans
George W. Bush, Middle Class Champion
Less than one-fourth of the Bush tax cuts benefit "the rich"
Think Tank: Pentagon Can Sustain Deeper Cuts Without Risk
Hardly a surprise, considering the vast sums flowing through the military
Opinion: Fiscal Cliff is Nothing Compared to Future Obligations
You think $600 billion is scary? Try $87 trillion
Portugal Approves 2013 Budget
Includes tax increases that aim to keep the country within the terms of its bailout
Obama Could Hold Public Meetings on Fiscal Cliff
Trying to rally support for tax increases on high-income earners
British MP Recommends Patients Pay For Drugs Used to Treat Lifestyle Related Conditions
Says the move would save money and encourage personal responsibility
Americans Remain Divided on Budget Cuts vs. Tax Hikes
Lots of them want their goodies so long as somebody else foots the bill
EU Budget Talks Suspended
Agreement seems unlikely as they take more time to "study proposals"
European Union Leaders Battle Over Budget
They're supposed to set a seven-year plan for the troubled almost-but-not-quite super-state
It's Time to Cut a Deal on the Federal Budget
We will soon find out if Chili Palmer was right when he said, "Sometimes you do your best work with a gun to your head."
Federal Inability To Come Up With a Budget Costs a Mint
D.C. has a long history of financial irresponsibility
Mythbusting: Federal Workers Are NOT Underpaid by 35 Percent
In my misspent youth, I took a job as an "economist" at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Postal Service on the Ropes, May Go Down for the Count in 2013
Lost nearly $16 billion in last fiscal year
What America Must Learn from the Euro Crisis
With the fiscal cliff approaching both the left and right are ready to misinterpret Europe's economic woes.
EU Budget Talks Suspended over Previous Budget Gap
Nobody wants to pay 9 billion euros owed for 2012
E.U. Auditors Claim Five Billion Euros Were Wasted From Budgets
Message to politicians: must try harder