Posted on May 19th, 2009 by CAGW Staff
It is never a good sign when Americans have to look overseas for a taxpayer victory. On May 8 the British based taxpayer group, the Taxpayers Alliance helped unearth a scandal worthy of front page tabloid coverage, UK MPs who flagrantly abused expenses. According to the Associated Press: Britain’s Daily Telegraph published details of claims related [...]
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Posted on May 7th, 2009 by Leslie Paige
It speaks volumes, I think, that Obama’s Director of Management and Budget Peter Orszag has already had to come out with a statement denying that the President’s proposed budget cuts of $17 billion for 2010 are “not a side show.” Breitbart News is quoting him: “I’m going to come back and say, under any set of assumptions, finding [...]
Filed under: Appropriations, Bailouts, Budget, Defense, Deficit, Earmarks, In The News, Pork, Reform, Stimulus, TARP, Waste | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 6th, 2009 by Leslie Paige
Recently, new EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson gave an interview to National Public Radio. It runs about 6 minutes long and covers the Chrysler bankrupcy, the new administration’s plans for cap & trade legislation, and its views on climate change; the usual claptrap that we have already come to expect. Try to listen to it all. [...]
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Posted on May 5th, 2009 by Leslie Paige
News Flash: President Obama is reported to have finally drawn some sort of line in the sand when it comes to taxpayer funded bailouts. According to this story on Breitbart, the President has come to the conclusion that there will be no bailouts for the newspaper industry. There is nothing to prevent members of Congress from stepping into this [...]
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Posted on May 5th, 2009 by Leslie Paige
USA Today reports today that aid from the federal government now tops revenues from state sales, property, and income taxes. According to the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis, federal grants account for 15 percent of the states revenues, income taxes come in at -11 percent, property taxes contribute about 2 percent, and other taxes account for another 2 [...]
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