Turns Out Congressional Republicans Don't Really Want to Cut Spending
GOP politicians admit that President Trump's draconian cuts to the regulatory state aren't going to happen.
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Trump's Military Budget Is Not NATO's Fault
Trump leaves the impression that Americans shoulder an unnecessarily large military burden because some NATO members underfund their military establishments. But that's nonsense.
Apparently Tax and Spending Cuts are Either Too Small or Too Big, but Never Just Right
Advocates of ever increasing spending will never meet a cut they won't overreact to.
Hacking Away at the Budget Is the Humane Thing To Do
It's a tragedy that President Trump didn't use this moment to try to cut more, and to cut the biggest unsustainable spending: Medicare and Social Security.
Upset About Budget Cuts to the National Institutes of Health? Blame the National Institutes of Health
The NIH's track record suggest that Trump's proposed $6 billion budget cut won't be the end of science, progress, or discoveries.
Trump Budget Cuts: Real or 'Reality' Show?
The Trump "budget cuts" are best understood as a kind of theater or performance art.
UPDATED! Seniors Won't Starve if Meals on Wheels Loses Government Grants
Most chapters get majority of funding from philanthropy, not tax dollars.
Trump Budget Ends Subsidies for Rural Airports, Promising $175 Million in Savings
Cutting those subsidies makes a lot of sense, and could be done without cutting rural communities out of the nation's transportation networks.
Trumpocalypse Reality Check: Government Spending This Century Has Grown from $3.2 Trillion to $7 Trillion
An unrealistically draconian budget that doesn't even cut spending is greeted with predictable hysteria.
The Community Development Block Grant Program Is Awful and Should Be Cut
HUD program a significant source of corruption and cronyism, and much less about helping the poor
Why Trump's Budget Blueprint Loses Libertarians
Defense and Homeland Security hikes make up for cuts in discretionary spending. Does the government always need to spend $4 trillion?
Trump Considering TSA Budget Cuts, Higher Fees on Airline Passengers to Help Pay for Border Wall
But at least the TSA's totally useless behavioral detection program will face some cuts.
Trump to Demand $54 Billion Hike in Military Spending, But "Austerity Makes the Best Auditor"
Trump says government has to learn to do more with less, but the military doesn't.
The NEA Today, Entitlements Tomorrow
Is the OMB's kill list a sign of fiscal seriousness or the opposite?
Military Leaders Request $30 Billion Budget Increase
They want to end the 2011 sequestration that caps defense spending.
Rand Paul, Justin Amash Trash the GOP Majority's Debt-Ridden Budget Plans
The Kentucky senator is taking steps to distance himself from Republican leadership.
Can Mick Mulvaney Tame the Budget?
Trump's pick for the Office of Management and Budget isn't afraid to take on reckless defense spending.
Will a Zombie Congress Devour Our Gains?
Well...more than the non-zombie Congress already does.
U.S. Army Audit Finds Trillions of Dollars in "Wrongful" Financial Adjustments
With these kind of numbers, a balanced military budget is simply illusory.
New GAO Report Details Scope of Federal Government Inefficiency
The feds could save tens of billions just through better management.
Have an Accident With a Car Owned by Illinois? You're Out of Luck
A budget impasse leaves more than half a million in IOUs.
Another Budget Deal That's Good for Washington and Bad for America
Congress pisses down our backs and tells us it's raining.
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.
