Federal Agencies Maintain Offices That Sit Mostly Empty
A new Government Accountability Office report notes that of 24 federal agencies, none of their headquarters are more than half-staffed on an average day.
A new Government Accountability Office report notes that of 24 federal agencies, none of their headquarters are more than half-staffed on an average day.
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Over the last several years, they have worked nonstop to ease the tax burden of their high-income constituents.
Ford and General Motors have tempered plans for E.V. production, but governments still spend billions of dollars in incentives.
But that decision seems to violate federal law.
Higher rates lead to more debt, and more debt begets higher rates, and on and on. Get the picture?
The Golden State's new rules—which Pennsylvania's Environmental Quality Board opted to copy—will increase the cost of a new truck by about one-third.
Cities are asking for federal zoning-reform dollars to pay for plans that might never pass.
Just 24 percent of self-identified Trump voters and 34 percent of self-identified Biden voters say they support a public handout for the Milwaukee Brewers' 22-year-old stadium.
Well over half of those funds remain unspent, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
Especially because the once-dismissed possibility of rising rates is now a reality.
The Federal Reserve's higher interest rates were supposed to trigger changes to fiscal policy. So far, that hasn't happened.
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The Department of Defense spent $1.2 billion on furniture between 2020 and 2022, although it only uses 23 percent of its office space.
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Those sounding the loudest alarms about possible shutdowns are largely silent when Congress ignores its own budgetary rules. All that seems to matter is that government is metaphorically funded.
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Medicare's new price-setting process for drug purchases is better than its current one if the result is lower government spending.
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The big spending has fueled higher inflation, resulted in larger-than-projected deficits, and contributed to a record level of debt.
It's not the first time that has happened, but there are key differences about what happened this year.
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The city wanted to bring in more money, in part for early childhood education. But such taxes are disproportionately paid by the poor.
Since its start in March 2020, the pause has cost taxpayers around $200 billion.
Short-term solutions and governing from crisis to crisis isn't working.
The White House plans to boost federal workers' pay by 5.2 percent, the largest increase since 1980.
Joe Biden is making an $80 billion bet that's doomed to fail.
Giving schools more money doesn't make them better.
The country's current struggles show the problems of the Beijing way—and make the case for freedom.
It's high time for Congress to end a program that routinely goes into debt providing subsidies to wealthy people living in high-risk areas.
Legislators abuse the emergency label to push through spending that would otherwise violate budget constraints.
"Donald Trump added $8 trillion to our debt," Haley said during the opening moments of Wednesday's first Republican primary debate.
Panic over China's rapid economic growth has fueled all manner of big-government proposals. They're looking even more foolish now.
Thankfully, you don't need fancy dining halls or a college degree to have a good life or get a good job.
Look for these budgetary swindles at a failing K-12 system near you.