by Jane Richey | Feb 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
President Obama’s 2013 budget due out Monday will estimate the deficit for 2012 to be $1.33 trillion, higher than the $1.29 trillion deficit in 2011, according to senior administration officials. The increase happens largely because the budget assumes enactment of a...
by Jane Richey | Feb 12, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
ABC News’ Jake Tapper asked Carney whether President Obama agreed with comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at a hearing Tuesday to the effect that the Senate’s failure to pass a budget creates uncertainty for business firms; or with a recent assertion by...
by Jane Richey | Feb 12, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Senator Mike Folmer (R-48) says, “I applaud Governor Corbett’s efforts to try to get state spending under control. We cannot and should not look at more spending, more taxing, and more borrowing without critically analyzing each government-funded program...
by Jane Richey | Feb 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
In 2009, under Gov. Ed Rendell, the state’s education funding formula was filled by substituting federal stimulus funds for a portion of state funds. After stimulus funds vanished last year, Gov. Tom Corbett and public school advocates have been at odds over the...
by Jane Richey | Feb 10, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
According to PoliticsPa they are: Winners – Taxpayers Philadelphia Longshoremen School Boards Businesses Losers: Higher Education Roads and Bridges Agriculture Environmental Protection For more details click here....
