by Jane Richey | Jan 10, 2014 | Fiscal Responsibility
Any day now, Congress is likely to release the trillion-dollar Trojan horse that is the spending bill for 2014. It’s going to be big, and it’s going to be rushed. And few members of Congress (if any) are going to read it all. Government budgeting isn’t supposed to be...
by Jane Richey | Jun 19, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
President Obama’s trip this month to Africa, with the first family tagging along, is projected to cost taxpayers as much as $100 million, sparking criticism as the federal government scrimps along during sequester-related budget cuts. Among the related costs will be...
by Jane Richey | Jul 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The national debt has now increased by more than $64,000 per federal taxpayer since Barack Obama was inaugurated president. At the close of business on Jan. 20, 2009, according to the U.S. Treasury, the total debt of the federal government was $10,626,877,048,913.08....
by Jane Richey | Jul 12, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
From John Goodman: Worried by reports of escalating federal debt, I sought out an answer the other day to this question: How much do we as taxpayers actually owe because of commitments politicians have made on our behalf? Turns out, the answer is not as simple as you...
by Jane Richey | Jun 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
President Obama told the United Auto Workers (UAW) in February not to listen to critics of the auto bailout who said union members “made out like bandits—that saving the auto industry was just about paying back the unions.” “Really?” Obama said. “I mean, even by the...
