In Latest Push To Curb Spending, Joni Ernst Proposes New Bill Targeting Waste In The Pentagon
The Government Accountability Office estimates that such measures could save the Defense Department more than $500 million. Only $22 trillion left to go.
Why There Is No Justification For Forcing Taxpayers To Pay For Art
President Trump’s proposed budget eliminates funding for the NEA, and apparently not wanting taxpayers to bankroll endeavors beyond the government’s constitutional scope demonstrates his lack of humanity.
Trump Administration Won’t Force Religious Organizations To Choose Between Their Faith And Federal Contracts
This regulation simply clarifies that, when religious employers contract with the federal government, they retain the right to hire employees who support their religious missions
Study: More Students Are Graduating College Because It’s Gotten Easier
Why did college graduation rates increase while college students became academically less prepared? A new study concludes it’s probably because colleges have lowered their standards.
3 Reasons To Oppose The Sickeningly Swampy Budget Deal
Republicans agreed to hundreds of billions in additional spending to ‘win’ something they already had. The bill will raise spending by nearly $2 trillion over the coming decade, most of that not paid for.
I’m 19. The Spendthrift Trump-Congress Budget Deal Cripples My Future
Both parties on Capitol Hill finally agree on something: spending more money. The new budget deal reminds us it’s time to call a convention of states.
Former GOP Congressman Mark Sanford Considering Primary Challenge Against Trump
Former U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) announced Tuesday that he is considering a 2020 presidential bid to primary President Donald Trump.
As Fiscal Outlook Darkens, No 2020 Hopeful Has A Plan To Save Social Security
Meaningful discussion of entitlement reform is absent among Democrats running for president. Their plan for Social Security seems to be pretending it’s not going bankrupt.
Trump And The Senate Need To Quickly Restore Financial Oversight To Puerto Rico
Given that Puerto Rico is just recently standing up better fiscal accountability, now is the time taxpayers need the Puerto Rico Oversight Board doing the job Congress gave them to do.
The Feds Should Tell Every American Exactly What They’re Doing With Our Money Every Year
Congress should require that, within six months of Tax Day, the Internal Revenue Service must issue to all taxpayers a rundown of how much they paid, and what programs it went to fund.
The President’s Spending Cap-Busting Budget Shouldn’t Be The Best We Can Do
The president’s budget proposes we spend vastly more money for 15 years than we take in, and lead us to spending more in interest payments than we do on Social Security or defense.
7 Ideas For Making Congress Solve The National Debt Crisis
Congressional salaries should be reduced every time a budget is passed with spending exceeding revenue, a firm cap on spending should be imposed, and entitlement reform should become an urgent priority.
Senate Republicans’ Higher Ed Agenda Leaves Much To Be Desired
The Senate’s outgoing education chairman is focusing on reforms that are worthwhile but paltry compared to the problems of politicization and trivialization in higher education.
Federal Employees Should Plan For Shutdowns, Not Get Caught Penniless After One Delayed Paycheck
In some cases, living paycheck-to-paycheck is unavoidable. In other cases, people need to wake up and take a long look at their foolish finance habits.
How Marie Kondo Might Clean Up The DC Swamp
The more I watched, the more I became convinced that Marie Kondo is the hero we need to declutter the giant, oppressive mess we’ve made of the U.S. government.
The Revolutionary Origins Of Government Shutdowns
Government shutdowns date back at least to the 1750s in colonial South Carolina. Between 1751 and 1776, they were a regular part of the colony’s politics.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Demands That Congress Stop Pretending To Pay For Its Spending
Republicans may criticize Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for proposing new spending, but the difference between her and most GOP members represents one of degree rather than of kind.
It’s In America’s Best Interests To Stop Overspending On Our Military
We spend gobs of money on our military, so what do we get in return? A lot of foreign intervention that has little clear benefit to Americans.
How Trump And House Democrats Can Work Together On Foreign Affairs
The significant growth in Pentagon spending over the last two decades has been largely driven by the overseas contingencies that candidate Trump saw as wasteful and unnecessary.
The U.S. Gamble With National Debt Makes Playing The Lottery Look Smart
The truth is that we are the problem. Our benefits are ordinary, even small, to us, but collectively they are large enough to bankrupt our nation.
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