spending

Not defense spending? How is that possible? Have the Democrats been lying to us all these years? They wouldn't do that, would they? http://townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2013/01/21/study-debt-problem-began-four-decades-ago-n1494278 How can this be? If only the rich would pay their...

Good post by Nate Silver on the growth of government spending and various breakdowns of the data: http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/16/what-is-driving-growth-in-government-spending/

So if this is true and I assume it is because it is coming from the CBO. We basically achieved nothing. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/12/31/Fiscal-cliff-deal-41-1-in-tax-increases-to-spending-cuts-ratio

I consider myself to be a fiscal conservative. I do not believe huge budgets are good for the long-term utility of the people (generally, although it is always on a case-by-case basis depending on perceived costs vs. benefits). But there are certain things that I realize easily outweigh the...

House Republicans are looking to pass a infrastructure bill that will increase funds for infrastructure projects for the next 5 years in what is touted as pro-job (ironically) legislation. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/us-usa-congress-infrastructure-idUSTRE80U03Z20120131

This is a truly disturbing chart from the Washington Post concerning the debt that the government is building up. It really is scary: http://www.politicalfray.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4&stc=1&d=1239594849 This is a video that puts the debt buildup into perspective by comparing it to...

As another "stimulus" the Federal Reserve has now unveiled its TALF plan, in which is will print $1.2 trillion in order to buy U.S. treasuries and mortgage-related debt. This of course means inflation of the dollar and there are serious concerns of a possible stagflation period coming out of...

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...

The House is expected to vote on President Obama's $825 billion stimulus plan today. There has been a lot of debate over whether all of the money is being used the right way and even if it is all necessary. Republicans are saying that some of the spending is excessive and the tax cuts aren't...