Topic:
Government Spending
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Life, Liberty, Property #3: Debt Threats
Opinion -Once again, the federal government’s malignant effect on the economy is our top story. Now it’s a debate over whether to raise the debt ceiling. -
Both ‘Infrastructure’ Bills Are Atrocious. Republicans Voting ‘Yay’ Should Be Embarrassed
Opinion -Editorial -Just about nothing US infrastructure has anything to do with DC. -
Infrastructure Bill as Political Plunder and Social Engineering
Opinion -Editorial -Politicians love to spend other people’s money, especially when it enables them to use it to get campaign contributions and election-day votes from those who can keep them in office -
More Government Debt as Far as the Fiscal Eye Can See
Opinion -Editorial -The U.S. government will, again, face an official debt limit starting on August 1, 2021, unless Congress once more raises the limit on what Uncle Sam can borrow. -
America’s Fiscal Follies are Dangerously in the Red
Opinion -Editorial -The Congressional Budget Office has recently issued a federal “Budget Outlook Update” -
Government Is Awful at Insurance – and Certainly Shouldn’t Be Rewriting Policies
Opinion -health-care-news, Editorial -You don’t want government anywhere near any insurance policies you purchase. -
China Virus Bailout Coin – Shouldn’t Go to Chinese Companies
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -There has been much back-and-forthing over who should and shouldn’t get money from the CARES Act. -
Trump Administration Interior Department Budget Shifts Priorities
Opinion -environment-climate-news -In its 2021 fiscal budget, the Trump administration has proposed an increase over its request for the Department of Interior in 2020. -
Global Corruption and the Pandemic: Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste
Opinion -Editorial -As the philosopher Rahm Emanuel once said, "Never let a good crisis go to waste." -
Will Utility Bills on Low-Income Citizens Increase During the Pandemic?
Opinion -environment-climate-news, Editorial -At the end of April, Illinois utility regulators issued a call to repeal a pro-consumer federal order, called the Minimum Price Order Rule. Here's what this means. -
California’s Forecasted Budget Deficit Decades in the Making
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -For decades, the state that has been dominated by one-party that has been laying the foundation for a budget catastrophe. -
PRESS RELEASE: NEW REPORT: How to Fix America’s Crumbling Infrastructure – Lessons from Australia
Opinion -Press Release -Policymakers should look at how Australia decentralized its infrastructure management to create a similar system in the United States. -
Questionable California Priorities Are About to Hit Pocket Books
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Taxing the rich has seemed to be one of the Band-Aid solutions for California’s budget, but that’s dangerous as seventy percent of the General Fund is already provided by personal taxes on just five percent of the population. -
COVID-19 Response Sets New Normal for Big Government
Opinion -health-care-news, Editorial -During my last visit to the grocery store, the clerk directed me to the hermetically sealed conveyor belt and, grinning proudly, said, “Welcome to the new normal.” -
Liberty Versus Political Paternalism
Opinion -Editorial -In Uncle Sam’s 2020 fiscal year that began on October 1, 2019, it is estimated that the federal government will spend around $4.4 trillion, of which about $1 trillion will be with borrowed money to cover the budget deficit of that amount. -
Millennials Given Responsibility to Pay for Retirement Programs Investment Deficiencies
Opinion -Editorial -In these trying times coping with the Coronavirus, and its huge impact on businesses and employment, the younger generations have been set up to pick up some the costs of the defined benefits that their parents and grandparents voted in for themselves. -
The Stimulus and Moral Hazard
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -The CARES Act is one of the few government bailouts that doesn't set a bad precedent. -
Illinois Has No ‘Rainy Day Fund’ to Draw on for Pandemic
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Most state governments have accumulated “rainy day” funds (RDF) which they can draw on during unexpected revenue shortfalls. -
President Trump Proposes Reducing and Refocusing Environment and Energy Spending
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Trump Administration recently submitted its proposed fiscal year 2021 budget, which would significantly cut funding for certain climate change-focused programs at several government agencies. -
NC Judge Orders State to Spend $8 Billion More on Education
Opinion -school-reform-news, budget-tax-news, News -North Carolina Superior Court Judge David Lee ordered the state to formulate a plan to increase spending on K-12 education by an estimated $8 billion. -
Ohio Experts Recommend Steps to Reduce the Economic/Financial Hardships of COVID-19
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Buckeye Institute recommends actions to reduce the negative economic impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Ohio's Economy. -
Appeals Court Upholds Rejection of Arkansas Medicaid Work Rule
Opinion -health-care-news, News -The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a March 2019 lower court decision that blocked Arkansas from implementing a work rule designed to help able-bodied Medicaid enrollees back into the workforce. -
Medicaid Transparency Rule is Raising Hackles of States, Providers
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Governors, health care providers, and several lawmakers want the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to retract a rule designed to increase transparency in Medicaid spending. -
Harrisburg Nixes Water System Sale, Bucking Trend
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Harrisburg is just one of several U.S. cities that considered water utility privatization in 2019, but other municipalities took the step.