That’s the problem: a dysfunctional government made up of kleptomaniacs writing phony checks on the future and a population addicted to easy money and unfunded entitlements. What’s the solution?
Post Tagged with: "government spending"
May 14, 2012 08:05
Two Kinds of Austerity – Growth and Anti-growth
“Europe raised taxes by almost $9 for every $1 in actual spending cuts.” This approach to austerity, also known in the United States as the “balanced approach,” has unfortunately proven a recipe for disaster.
December 9, 2011 16:21
Limbaugh – Who was the last person to actually cut government?
Who was the last person to actually cut government? Who was the last person who actually led a movement that balanced the federal budget? Who was the person that did that? (humming Jeopardy! theme) You’re not gonna take a guess? (interruption) That’s right, it was Mr. Newt! He was the last guy who gave us a balanced budget. Now, there are a lot of other Republicans involved — Kasich was key and a lot of others — but Gingrich was […]
June 24, 2011 05:50
Head of CBO says Obama’s policies slowing growth
“uncertainty about federal policy is diminishing household and business spending and that uncertainty covers a whole set of policies: It covers tax policy, it covers regulatory policy and it covers health policy.”
June 10, 2011 07:25
On Government Spending and Job Creation
The more the government has spent, the more people have lost their jobs. The simple correlation between government spending and jobs has been a negative 0.9.
June 2, 2011 06:08
The Democrats are wrong about everything
Capitalism is the system of no economic policy other than government stays out of the way. When you leave everyone free, the best, brightest and most productive are free to prosper as well. The most prosperous tend to bring everyone along with them, without any hint of self-sacrifice on anyone’s part.
February 22, 2011 06:36
$189.7 billion in federal spending was overt waste
With a government-wide error rate of 5.49%, improper payments in the federal government represent an often overlooked cost of expanding federal spending – on average, over $.05 of every dollar of spending is simply thrown away.
February 22, 2011 05:21
Spending Restraint, Part II: Lessons from Canada, Ireland, Slovakia, and New Zealand
Nations can make remarkable fiscal progress if policy makers simply limit the growth of government spending. This video, which is Part II of a series, uses examples from recent history in Canada, Ireland, Slovakia, and New Zealand to demonstrate how it is possible to achieve rapid improvements in fiscal policy by restraining the burden of government spending. Part I of the series examined how Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were successful in controlling government outlays — particularly the burden of domestic spending programs. www.freedomandprosperity.org
January 28, 2011 05:12
Our nation simply can’t afford President Obama’s failed leadership for much longer
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that our nation simply can’t afford President Obama’s failed leadership for much longer. This new CBO 10-year budget baseline shows an unprecedented $1.5 trillion deficit for this fiscal year—an increase of $95 billion over their last estimate. This will be the third consecutive year of trillion-dollar deficits.
January 3, 2011 10:39
Five Things We Should Worry about in 2011
The mid-term elections were a rejection of President Obama’s big-government agenda, but those results don’t necessarily mean better policy. We should not forget, after all, that Democrats rammed through Obamacare even after losing the special election to replace Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts.
