Another Budget Deal That's Good for Washington and Bad for America
Congress pisses down our backs and tells us it's raining.
Budget
What Is Congress Hiding?
Legislators smuggled all kinds of questionable provisions into a last-minute, $1.1 trillion spending bill
Obama's Budget Is a Tax-and-Spend Travesty
The president wrongly believes government spending will grow the economy.
Louisiana Governor: "You Can Say Farewell to College Football" If Budget Deal Not Reached
John Bel Edwards threatens to cut LSU football to pass one of the largest tax increases in state history.
Biennial Budgeting Is a Bad Idea That Won't Go Away
More waste, fraud, and abuse hearings won't prevent more waste, fraud, and abuse.
Even in California's Progressive Paradise, Gov. Brown Understands Dangers of Minimum Wage Hikes
Warns $15-an-hour jump would wreck state budgeting.
Congress Snuck a Massive Surveillance Expansion Into the Omnibus Budget
At the heart of the measure is expansion of the feds' ability to access data without a warrant.
The GOP's Omnibus Spending Binge Will Undermine the Next President
Expect even more red ink and massive deficits during our next recession.
Democrats and Republicans Team Up to Pass $1.8 Trillion Spending Package
Omnibus signals future of Obamacare, federal budget battles.
The Politicians Debating the Budget Are Lost in Wonderland
If only it were all just a bad dream.
Paul Ryan Starts Off on Wrong Foot With Budget Deal
Boehner hands him a defeat on the way out.
Democrats and Republicans Agree to a Budget Deal Compromise: More Spending on Everything!
New deal would suspend the debt limit, raise spending by $80 billion over two years.
No, 'the System' Is Not Broken
Not getting what you want from the government isn't a sign of failure.
The Government's Ten Thousand Commandments Cost $1.88 Trillion Per Year
Regulations now cost your family nearly $15,000 annually.
To Help People Keep Their Jobs During Recessions, It's the Uncertainty, Stupid
Good government measures can reduce unemployment during a recession.
Rand Paul and Ted Cruz Try to Out-Fiscal-Hawk One Another
It's no coincidence that the would-be Tea Party presidents were the only GOP votes against the Senate budget
Arguments for Military Sequestration for Conservatives
Arguments strong enough for a conservative, but made for everyone.
The GOP's Budgetary Shenanigans Discourage Necessary Pentagon Reform
The Department of Defense will continue to avoid hard choices if the war hawks prevail and gut spending caps.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the Rubio-Lee Tax Reform Proposal
It's a hodge-podge of pro-growth and budget-busting populist measures
Four Reasons Why Freedom Lovers Should Cheer a Restrictionist-Led DHS Shutdown
It's an incompetent and evil agency. Shutting it down will halt the spread of its notorious new stop-and-frisk CARI program.
The Road to Serfdom Logic in the Obama Budget's Plan to Go After Corporate Foreign Earnings
It'll eliminate tax loopholes that offer relief from America's oppressive rates
Wisconsin State Treasurer's First Objective: Eliminating Himself
Newly elected government employee is the spending-cutting hero libertarians dream of.
Job Training Ideas in Obama's Budget: Fewer Occupational Licenses but More Credentials. Huh?
Proposals call for $15 million to eliminate unneeded state occupational licenses, but $500 million to develop new credentials and training program.
Obama Slams 'Mindless Austerity' of Budget Caps His Administration Proposed
The sequestration process was the White House's idea in the first place.
"Obama's 10 New Taxes": Collect 'em all!
President Obama's budget doesn't just propose spending more money than ever before. It also raises taxes all over the place.
How Obama's 529 College Tax Plan Debacle Proves the Welfare State is Doomed
Someone has to pay for it-but no one wants to foot the bill.
The Emerging Battle Between Political Outsiders and Insiders
Spending bill vote reveals a new political battle - not the left versus the right, but the edge versus the center
The Pentagon Can Have Whatever It Wants. As Long As It's Not Less Money.
Yes, that's right: Congressional leaders are forcing the Pentagon to take more money than it asked for.
