Posted on June 8th, 2012 by Luke Gelber
Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) joined 13 fiscally conservative, pro-competition groups in signing a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski. The letter urges Chairman Genachowski to approve the transfer of spectrum licenses from SpectrumCo and Cox to Verizon Wireless, which would allow for a much-needed increase in the supply of spectrum [...]
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Posted on June 8th, 2012 by PJ Austin
An April 2012 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that excise tax increases on certain tobacco products have resulted in dramatic shifts by manufacturers and consumers toward lower tax products. Specifically, the implementation of taxes on roll your own tobacco and small cigars have led to increases in production and consumption of pipe tobacco and [...]
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Posted on June 8th, 2012 by Sean Kennedy
On the heels of much-publicized difficulties with the F-22 Raptor’s oxygen system, the Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Lockheed Martin a $19 million contract to retrofit an automatic oxygen system on 40 of its own planes. Since 2008, difficulties with oxygen systems on the F-22 have contributed to oxygen deprivation for pilots in 25 instances, [...]
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Posted on June 8th, 2012 by Aaron Swensen
The irresponsible spending in Washington has reached a new level. On June 7, 2012, a report released by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) called out the federal government for literally doing nothing with a significant amount of taxpayers’ dollars. Sen. Coburn identified more than $70 billion left unspent by the federal government dating back to 1996. [...]
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