Government Spending
Why the Sequestration Cuts Shouldn't Be Part of Any Larger Fiscal Cliff Deal-Making.
So we're facing a "fiscal cliff," Ben Bernanke's term for the following things scheduled to take place on January 1, 2013.
The Tax Increases We 'Need'? What About the Spending We Don't?
In the aftermath of this month's election, Democrats have renewed the push for higher tax rates on top earners.
Treat the Tax-Me-More Crowd to a Voluntary Additional Tax
Leave rates and rules where they are, but add a line to tax returns for a VAT-a voluntary additional tax.
The Future of Financing the Arts: An Interview with Adam Huttler of Fractured Atlas
"We must abandon the notion that a strong arts policy begins and ends with public funding."
3 Reasons to Kill the Dept. of Homeland Security
It's unnecessary, ineffective, and expensive. And that's just for starters.
California Voters Give Sacramento One More Chance to Balance the Budget
The clock is ticking on economic reforms in the Golden State.
States Put Mortgage Settlement Money to Dubious Purposes
They extorted it, they can do with it what they want
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 Government to Spend $1.5 Billion on Hawaii Rail Project Currently in Litigation
The feds don't ask why, they ask why not
Military Keynesians
When it comes to defense, Republicans think government spending boosts the economy.
San Francisco To Pick Up The Tab for Uninsured Residents' Gender-Reassignment Surgery
Did anybody ask the taxpayers about this?
Agencies Warn U.S. Over Credit Rating
Just admit that the federal government is a deadbeat, already
Hawaii Officials Illegally Advocated Constitutional Change
Voters rejected the amendment despite the tax-funded hectoring
College Bureaucrats Paid Up to $250,000
Purdue Chief Diversity Officer on $198,000 per year salary
Why Michigan May Become a Right-to-Work State
The defeat of Proposal 2 in Michigan might have unleashed forces that the unions can't hold back.
CA Finances Remain Shaky Despite Prop. 30 Tax Hike
Groups are lining up to spend the new revenues, which are already spent
Bankrupt City Asks Voters How It Should Spend Money
Not that Americans have shown much sense on financial issues
California's Deadly Embrace of Big Government
Golden State voters open the gates to an endless flood of tax increases.
Kansas Legislators To Be Tested on Budget-Cut Promises
The state government has a balance-sheet problem
Group Wants Issa Investigated for Obama Video
Says congressman misused government funds to produce what amounts to attack ad against president
Boehner Calls For Fiscal Cliff Down Payment
Says House Republicans will not accept tax hikes
New Jersey Approves $750 Million in New Borrowing, Pension Reform for Judges
Both NJ ballot questions passed with significant majorities
America Is Still Hurtling Towards the Fiscal Cliff
It's time to bring meaningful reforms to America's unaffordable and outdated entitlement programs.
Future Storms Like Superstorm Sandy Could Bankrupt States
Some state governments are so far into the insurance business that they could be bankrupted by storm claims
To Avoid Teacher Evaluations, Union Kills Deal for Federal Funds
Must have been quite a conflict ... Government money vs. accountability
Civic Duty Vies With Cynicism as the 2012 Election Approaches
H.L. Mencken said "every election is a sort of advanced auction in stolen goods." He was right.
