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- "Uh, Guys, Anyone Know Where Our $53 Billion Went?" - Did We Help Iraq, Or Just Line Pockets? by Eastbaydaze.com on Nov 21, 2009
Back-room deals. "Non-compete" contracts. Cash payments to politicians and police officials. "Protection" money.As Americans struggle through what many openly call the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, questions are rightfully being...
- EVERYONE should be doing this - ALL levels of Government by GraniteGrok on Nov 20, 2009
Filed under Government Spending. I had a meeting of our Town's Budget Committee last night as we were completing our review of the municipal budget - we start in on the School Board side in a couple of weeks. I...
- Stimulus Saves Or Creates Jobs In Congressional Districts That Don't Exist by the BL Rag on Nov 17, 2009
ABC News Recovery.gov details stimulus spending and subsequent job creation and/or job saving results by Congressional Districts. Problem is, many of these districts don't exist. Here's a stimulus success story: In Arizona's 15th congressional distr...
- Obama To Freeze Or Cut Agency Spending? by Boom2Bust.com on Nov 13, 2009
Barack Obama can talk the talk, that’s for sure. But can he walk the walk? From the Associated Press’ Andrew Taylor today: On Thursday, the government reported that the federal deficit hit a record for October as the new budget year began. The Tr...
- The Growing Anti-Incumbent Wave by Wilson Research Strategies Political Insider Journal on Nov 9, 2009
I wrote in late August that the changing political environment meant good news for Republicans, but not necessarily good news for Republican incumbents. In fact, last Tuesday’s election indicates that incumbents of both parties should be fear...
- Rep. Steve Brunk on Kansas taxes and spending by Voice For Liberty in Wichita on Nov 1, 2009
Speaking to the Wichita Pachyderm Club on Friday, Kansas Representative Steve Brunk addressed taxation and spending in Kansas government. Brunk said "We need more taxpayers, not more and higher taxes." In evaluating legislation, he said he asks th...
- 18 months could be 24 then 36 and then, who knows? Saving some REAL dollars... by GraniteGrok on Oct 27, 2009
The State is awash in red ink. Everywhere you look there are new taxes and fees, while existing taxes and fees have been substantially increased. And to top it all off, the Legislature just held a “tax summit”...
