budget

Big taxes and big spending cuts give California a budget surplus - Feb. 7, 2013 I hope the folks in DC are taking notes (and all the TPer naysayers enjoy the taste of feet)

Aren't you tired of hearing some government worker telling you the reason your service has been reduced (or eliminated) is because of budget cuts ? They say it as if we are all supposed to say "Oh yeah, we understand. It's OK". Well EARTH TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS: No, it's NOT OK. And budget...

There are a lot of moving pieces to say the least. It will be interesting to see how they fare given the Euro crisis and the dynamics that brings. Good overview of a lot of what is happening: http://www.rte.ie/blogs/european/2012/11/21/fears-for-an-eu-seven-year-glitch/

A report done by U.S. Budget Watch suggests that the tax/spending plans of all the GOP candidates except for Ron Paul would lead to greater debt despite the ongoing insistence by everyone that they are fiscally conservative. Of course economic activity can't be perfectly gauged, but I don't see...

[SIZE="3"]Budget Office: Obama's Stimulus Failed on Jobs Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011 12:34 PM By Paul Scicchitano Source: http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/obama-stimulus-fewer-jobs/2011/11/23/id/419003?s=al&promo_code=D953-1

The Obama administration cut the CLASS act citing that it was not workable after using it as a key part in making CBO estimates fall in their favor by pushing expenses to the future and moving benefits to the near-term. Politics, politics, politics...

The White House has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2011. The proposal includes several tax hikes, primarily through letting the Bush tax cuts expire, but it will still add to the national debt significantly. Thoughts? full story...

The US has a huge military budget. Far more than it needs, by any reasonable analyst. I know most of you are capitalists, so i made it into a pretty graph. :rolleyes: By the way, the UK has the second largest military spending in the world. It's all in order of biggest spenders.

We're getting towards the middle of August and Obama is still chewing on the Healthcare Bone, instead of buckling down with the budget? Anyone got an idea whether something is available yet?

Early copies of the next fiscal year are at 3.6 trillion dollars. It's unbelievable how we got here. And at the same time, President Obama renewed his promised to cut the deficit in half. Here's a basic breakdown: Increased Defense spending (to be expected as troop increase) Health care...

President Obama has announced that he wants to cut the budget in half by 2013. The announcement comes in the light of people getting even more worried about the budget after the recent stimulus was passed. Personally, I think it would be great if he did it, but I really don't see it. The...