Government Spending
CBO: Scheduled Tax Hikes, Spending Reductions Will Tip U.S. Into Recession, Lift Unemployment Past 9 Percent
The spending reductions aren't actual cuts, just a largely across-the-board slowing of the growth of federal spending.
SC Officials Won't Tell if European Junkets Paid Off
State officials spent $300,000 touting South Carolina to the crisis-bound continent
Mitt Romney Versus the National Endowment for the Humanities
Romney's attack on the NEH shows an instinct for to go for the capillary rather than the jugular.
New Toys For The Drug Warriors
$100 million for machines to detect ultralight aircrafts that smuggle drugs into the United States.
Romney and Obama Offer Different Flavors of Big Government
You can choose between debt and spending or debt and spending
Surplus? Not So Much, Say Virginia Governor's Critics
It's only a surplus if the state refuses to count the stuff it can't pay for
FAA Advocates Say Cuts Would Delay Flights, Raise Prices
Because planes can't take off unless bureaucrats push
Even in Bankruptcy, Unions Get Special Treatment
The pension-debt time bomb detonates in bankruptcy court.
Government Keeps Growing, Despite Claims To the Contrary
Government employees rise and fall as a percentage of the workforce, but they cost ever-more
Don't Believe the Hype About Paul Ryan
Ryan was a loyal soldier throughout the free-spending George W. Bush years, and a big government conservative under Obama.
Clinton Chief of Staff on Ryan: "This Guy is Amazing"
Erskine Bowles made the comments a year ago at the University of North Carolina.
Auto Bailouts More Expensive Than Previously Estimated
Taxpayers are on the hook for an extra $3.2 billion.
Government Health Costs Feature in Ryan Proposals
Controlling the metastasizing price tags for Medicare and Medicaid are important, and controversial, parts of his plans
Ryan Tweaked for Criticizing Military Spending Demands
It's apparently bad that he said civilians and not military leaders should determine Pentagon funding
Congress Isn't Gridlocked—It's Just Totally Irresponsible
Congress has effectively stopped work on serious legislation until after the election.
State Finance Officials Busted in New Mexico
A government agency fakes an audit and conceals losses? Who would've guessed?
California Parks Scandal Concealed Raid on Trust Fund
"Hidden" $54 million was actually a self-supporting fund for off-road recreation
Most Americans Favor More Education Spending…Until They Are Told the Price Tag
13 percent believe government spending on education is at the right amount.
Senator Proposes Deficit Fix
Mike Lee's "Cut, Cap, and Balance," would reduce spending and set it at a maximum of 18 percent of GDP
Subsidies Feed College Bureaucrats
Virginia's colleges have seen soaring administrative costs, and education experts say government subsidies fueled the boom
Portuguese Tax Man Falls Short
Weak tax collections mean that Portugal will have to rework its budget to meet deficit-reduction goals
France To Squeeze Businesses
The new socialist government in France has its eye on balancing the budget by putting the screws to businesses and the wealthy
Government Shutdown Averted?
Congressional leaders say they've hashed out a deal to keep the Leviathan going for another six months
Tragic News: Washington Will Not Be Shutting Down
Boehner, Reid reach agreement to fund six more months of federal spending
California Goes Bankrupt
One California city after another becomes insolvent as the state's economic crisis worsens.
How Rail Screws the Poor
As Los Angeles spends billions on light rail, transit use declines.
