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A Peaceful, Easy and Just Prescription for Growth Mar. 01, 2018
Will the economy grow at 3 percent and sustain this rate over 10 years? That's the question on every... Read More
Should Infrastructure Spending Be State, Local or Federal? Feb. 22, 2018
With the Trump administration's proposal to add $200 billion of federal funding for transportation p... Read More
Trump, Republicans Go on a Spending Spree Feb. 18, 2018
WASHINGTON — White House budget director Mick Mulvaney would not allow cameras into the briefi... Read More
A Million Dollars a Minute Feb. 15, 2018
Imagine you open the faucet of your kitchen sink expecting water and instead out comes cash. Now ima... Read More
Making the Federal Government Lean Again Feb. 08, 2018
We are not in a full-scale war. We are not in a recession or fighting a high unemployment rate. But ... Read More
Let's Limit Spending Feb. 07, 2018
Some people have called for a balanced budget amendment to our Constitution as a means of reining in... Read More
How Federal Policies Mortgage the Future Feb. 04, 2018
Twenty or 50 years from now, the uproar over the House Intelligence Committee memo will be no more t... Read More
Get Ready for a Congressional Budget Blowout Jan. 23, 2018
No one is paying much attention, but Congress is preparing a two-year budget that would blow past bi... Read More
Should Congress Cut Up Uncle Sam's Credit Card? Jan. 11, 2018
Imagine that each month, you spend $2,000 more than you earn and charge the difference to your credi... Read More
Trillion-Dollar Deficit Deja Vu Jan. 04, 2018
After failing to pass any significant legislation during most of President Donald Trump's first year... Read More
A Bipartisan Tradition of Enabling Spendaholics Nov. 30, 2017
Our national debt is $20.5 trillion and heading to $30 trillion by 2030. You'd think that this would... Read More
Debt and Taxes and Perdition Nov. 23, 2017
Should the government borrow against the future? Should it guarantee higher taxes for your children ... Read More
Per Capita Federal Spending Up Sevenfold Since 1941 Oct. 18, 2017
Real per capita federal spending has increased more than sevenfold since fiscal 1941, which conclude... Read More
We're All to Blame Sep. 13, 2017
The largest threat to our prosperity is government spending that far exceeds the authority enumerate... Read More
What Harvey Wrought Sep. 01, 2017
Like 9/11, Hurricane Harvey brought us together. In awe at the destruction 50 inches of rain did to ... Read More
Here He Comes to Save the Day! Mighty Mnuchin Is on His Way Aug. 31, 2017
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin claims he has been using his "superpowers" to keep the federal gov... Read More
Oops, Republicans Did It Again Aug. 03, 2017
Despite a mountain of historical evidence that the Republican Party doesn't seriously stand for smal... Read More
$2 Million Bathroom Jul. 26, 2017
Did you see the $2 million dollar bathroom? That's what New York City government spent to build a "c... Read More
Democrats -- and Republicans -- Lack Credibility on Economic Issues Jun. 30, 2017
Liberal writers and political operatives, now that it's finally dawning on them that no one is going... Read More
Pros and Cons of Trump's Budget and Cons of Dem Demagoguery May. 26, 2017
Demagoguery and propaganda are enemies of good governance, but nowhere is that more apparent than in... Read More
