Tag: deficit

Suffer Not the Children

Debbie Young - February 12, 2024

Reconsider the 22nd Amendment? James Freeman in the WSJ complains about the injustice of our “pesky” 22nd Amendment, which renders President Joe Biden unable to...

Rick Scott in Naples Florida

The Editors - October 19, 2018

Florida Governor Rick Scott speaks to the Cato Policy Initiative in Naples Florida. Scott plans to eliminate the business tax in Florida. Originally posted on...

Robbing Americans Blind in Washington

Richard C. Young - December 26, 2013

Merry post-Christmas to you all. While you are enjoying Christmas, it is beneficial to be ready to come out of the gates fast in...

10 Budget-Cutting Suggestions

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - November 20, 2013

You can read here the 10 Budget-Cutting Suggestions for Paul Ryan and Patty Murray by Chris Edwards. Chris is the director of tax policy studies at...

Barack Obama circa 2006

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - October 8, 2013

Isn't it amazing how times change? Zero Hedge reminds us here that Senator Barack Obama in 2006 refused to sign-off on increasing the debt...

Shutdown Government?

Richard C. Young - September 30, 2013

Here is a detailed rundown by federal agency. Most Americans would have no problem with a shutdown, as few vital services would be affected....

Cato Institute’s Chris Preble Puts the Stake in the Hearts of the Military Big Spenders

Richard C. Young - July 30, 2013

The facts are clear and the administration and Congress are advised to listen to reality. Hundreds of billions of dollars can be lopped off...

Military Budget: 4.6% of GDP Equals 68% of 1940 GDP in Real Terms

Richard C. Young - July 30, 2013

“In terms of real resources, the 4.6% of GDP devoted to the military last year was equivalent to 68% of the 1940 GDP. “ An...

Paul Krugman Wrong Again

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - July 25, 2013

Paul Krugman, writing in the Sunday New York Times about Detroit's bankruptcy, explains that trillion dollar pension deficits aren't a problem because they're not...

Total US Indebtedness Tops $83 Trillion

Richard C. Young - June 14, 2013

Cato institute's Michael Tanner tells Americans that the deficit is still bad news, regardless of media nonsense that the problem has been solved. To listen...

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