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Taxpayer group outlines ‘fiscal cliff’ punt

December 06, 2012 | The Hill | Budget & Tax

Taxpayers for Common Sense is out Wednesday with recommendations to Congress and the White House on how to break the "fiscal cliff"... Read More

Taxpayers for Common Sense Releases Cliff Roadmap

December 06, 2012 | National Journal | Budget & Tax

The nonpartisan watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense chimed into the chorus surrounding the fiscal cliff Wednesday, releasing its own... Read More

Taxpayers for Common Sense Releases Cliff Roadmap

December 06, 2012 | National Journal | Budget & Tax

The nonpartisan watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense chimed into the chorus surrounding the fiscal cliff Wednesday, releasing its own... Read More

Snake-Oil Deficit Savings

December 05, 2012 | Other Words | Agriculture , Budget & Tax , Energy , Natural Resources

Like things you spot in your side-view mirror, many of the budget numbers flitting around the debt talks are larger than they appear.... Read More

White House Appointees Have Portraits Painted at Taxpayer Expense

November 30, 2012 | Breitbart.com | Budget & Tax

While members of Congress continue to wrangle over whether the nation can avoid the “fiscal cliff,” taxpayer funds are still being spent on... Read More

Obama, Congress at an impasse on fiscal cliff

November 29, 2012 | WJLA Capital Insider | Budget & Tax

In January, Bush-era tax cuts expire and across-the-board spending cuts kick in. The clock is ticking and Congress appears no closer to... Read More

Fight Over Ferry Prompts Questions on Definition of Earmarks

November 29, 2012 | New York Times | Budget & Tax , Transportation & Infrastructure

To its critics, the S.S. Badger is a relic and a menace, a coal-fired car ferry that dumps tons of raw coal ash into Lake Michigan each year... Read More

Implications of States’ Legalization of Marijuana for Recreational and Medical Use

November 28, 2012 | GoArticles.com | Budget & Tax

The recent passage of state laws in both Washington and Colorado legalizing small amounts of cannabis sativa for personal use will have profound implications far beyond the borders of those states. ... Read More

Politico Morning Defense 11/28/2012

November 28, 2012 | Politico | Budget & Tax , National Security

IS TODAY THE DAY FOR THE NDAA? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said yesterday he plans to bring the defense authorization bill to the... Read More

White House: Consumer Spending Will Decline Unless Congress Averts Fiscal Cliff

November 27, 2012 | Voice of America | Budget & Tax

It was a blockbuster weekend for retailers, as Americans took advantage of big discounts to ring in the holiday shopping season.  But you... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More