[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa1_73Uvwnk[/embed] There’s a recently trending view among economists and commentators that deficits don’t matter as much anymore. Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard started the trend in … READ MORE
Archives for March 2019
Sorry Porkers, All Spending is Already “Congressionally-Directed”
House Democrats recently announced they would not be reviving the practice of earmarking or pork barrel spending this Congress. The news came as a surprise. Democrats signaled back in January … READ MORE
Congress’s Self-Esteem Problem
It is no secret that the 2020 Democratic presidential primary is attracting a lot of potential candidates and, by some reports, could even be the largest presidential primary of a … READ MORE