What Fresh Horrors Await Californians in the Next Budget?
State casts about for new stones to get blood from
State casts about for new stones to get blood from
Of course, having learned nothing over the past decade, politicians want to figure out how to spend it
It's like peeking through the looking glass
Not so dependent on D.C.'s teat
Boehner's against "backroom deals," and Obama's for "an unprecedented level of openness."
Getting priorities straight
Bureaucrats then recommend cuts they know won't fly
Claims he has not received any information on his removal from the House Budget Committee
Or, Fun Facts About the Fiscal Cliff!
And the world did not end
Latest proposal rejected by Republicans
Less than one-fourth of the Bush tax cuts benefit "the rich"
Hardly a surprise, considering the vast sums flowing through the military
You think $600 billion is scary? Try $87 trillion
Includes tax increases that aim to keep the country within the terms of its bailout
Trying to rally support for tax increases on high-income earners
Says the move would save money and encourage personal responsibility
Lots of them want their goodies so long as somebody else foots the bill
Agreement seems unlikely as they take more time to "study proposals"
They're supposed to set a seven-year plan for the troubled almost-but-not-quite super-state
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."
D.C. has a long history of financial irresponsibility
In my misspent youth, I took a job as an "economist" at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C.
Lost nearly $16 billion in last fiscal year
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