The United States is currently a country that focuses on the present. We think about ourselves, how our decisions affect our lives and those currently around us. While Americans should … READ MORE
Archives for April 2017
DC Lobbyists Know How to Spend Your Money Better than You Do
On Wednesday, President Trump released an outline of his vision for tax reform. While it was light on details, one of the key components was to double the standard deduction while eliminating … READ MORE
Double Trouble: New Report Finds Congress Failing to Address Duplication
Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its seventh annual report on duplication – formally entitled: 2017 Annual Report: Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Financial Benefits. … READ MORE
Ivy League Flunks Transparency Test
Today, in conjunction with the White Coat Waste Project, Restore Accountability released the transparency report ‘Ivy League Flunkers.’ The report highlights the Ivy League’s inability to comply with federal law … READ MORE
The Wet Bandits and Tax Pledgers: Lost in Debt
“All the great ones leave their mark.” -Marv Merchants In the classic Christmas movie Home Alone, Marv - the injury-prone dunce - leaves the water running in the basements of … READ MORE
Make Government Work Again
As the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, famously said, “ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your … READ MORE
Millennial Interest In Federal Inefficiencies, National Debt On The Rise
While millions of Americans watched the North Carolina Tar Heels win the college basketball national championship, Restore Accountability readers awarded a more dubious honor: the champion of the inaugural Tournament of Government … READ MORE
It’s NOT a ruse: Tax Cuts COULD be Financed by Cutting Government Waste
In a recent opinion piece bashing the GOP’s failed attempt to fix Obamacare and its impact on plans to reform the tax code, the author confidently makes the claim that $600 billion … READ MORE