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Sliding Past Sequestration: $2 Trillion in Common Sense Cuts to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff

Sliding Past Sequestration: $2 Trillion in Common Sense Cuts to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff In the summer of 2011, Congress sent the President a bill that acknowledged failure. Instead of swallowing hard and coming up with... Read More

Not So “Supercritical” Spending

September 28, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Energy

Not So “Supercritical” Spending Coal-fired energy production is one of the oldest and most profitable industries in the world. Yet despite decades of success, the well-established coal industry remains on the federal dole. ... Read More

Congress’ Tortured Math in MAP-21 (Trans. Reauthorization)

September 27, 2012 | Policy Brief | Transportation & Infrastructure

Congress’ Tortured Math in MAP-21 (Trans. Reauthorization) The just-passed MAP-21 (transportation omnibus) is paid for! It reduces the debt over 10 years! By $16.3 billion, if CBO is to be... Read More

Golden Fleece Awarded to Riverboat Ripoff

August 30, 2012 | Awards | Transportation & Infrastructure

Taxpayers for Common Sense awarded the Golden Fleece to Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) for introducing H.R. 4342, the WAVE4 Act. This legislation would codify recommendations made by barge operators to increase the federal subsidy for inland waterway construction projects on the nation's rivers.... Read More

Big Oil Makes Top Dollar

August 12, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Energy

Big Oil Makes Top Dollar The first half of 2012 has brought more multi-billion dollar profits for major oil companies. So far, these companies have raked in more... Read More

Green Scissors Report 2012

August 07, 2012 | Reports & Data | Budget & Tax , Energy , Natural Resources , Transportation & Infrastructure

Green Scissors Report 2012 Green Scissors 2012 is produced by Friends of the Earth, Taxpayers for Common Sense, and R Street to highlight and end wasteful and environmentally harmful federal spending. This diverse coalition of environmental, taxpayer and free-market groups has come together to show how the government can save billions of tax dollars and improve our environment. ... Read More

With Agriculture Disaster Aid Congress Pays Now, Hopes to Save Later

August 01, 2012 | Policy Brief | Agriculture

With Agriculture Disaster Aid Congress Pays Now, Hopes to Save Later Citing record drought conditions throughout the country, the House is debating today legislation to retroactively extend four... Read More

Coal Industry Profits

July 26, 2012 | Fact Sheet | Energy , Natural Resources

Coal Industry Profits For centuries the federal government has been in the business of providing billions in subsidies to coal companies in order to ensure... Read More

House Farm Bill Draft Analysis: Squanders Savings, Recycles Wasteful Ideas, and Creates New Subsidy Entitlement Programs

July 05, 2012 | Policy Brief | Agriculture

House Farm Bill Draft Analysis: Squanders Savings, Recycles Wasteful  Ideas, and Creates New Subsidy Entitlement Programs Yesterday, the House Agriculture Committee released its 2012 Farm Bill draft which eliminates some wasteful commodity programs but... Read More

MOX Misses the Mark

June 19, 2012 > Updated: April 09, 2013 | Fact Sheet | Energy , National Security

MOX Misses the Mark Despite the ever-increasing price tag, incessant delays in progress, and known safety risks, the Department of Energy continues to pour federal subsidies into the Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) program year after year. ... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More