Doubled the programs, doubled the sums, it’s GAO’s statement of how Congress wasted our funds! Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its annual duplication report, showing once again that … READ MORE
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American Tax Dollars Go To French Summer Camps, Festivals, and Job Placement Programs
This week, Washington DC welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron for the first official state visit of the Trump Administration. While the French President is here, we decided to take a … READ MORE
Budget Experts To Congress: Only YOU Can Prevent A Debt Crisis
“Do you think we are sailing into a sovereign debt crisis?” Without hesitation, Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former CBO Director and witness before Congress said, “Yes.” Over the past few weeks, … READ MORE
Federal Job Training Programs Aren’t Working
Working for a living is something Americans take pride in. They work so they can be self-sufficient enough to pay for groceries, send their kids to good schools, take family … READ MORE
Senator Paul Versus the Budget Delinquents
April 15th is known by most as Tax Day. But it also marks a day of significance in the federal budget process. The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974 … READ MORE
Tax Day 2018: In With The Old, In With The New
April 15 (17th this year due to the 15th being a Sunday, and Monday a federal holiday, Emancipation Day) is Tax Day. The Trump Administration sees Tax Day as an … READ MORE
The DC Cocktail Party Effect
Colin Cherry, a British Cognitive scientist, ran a series of examinations in 1953 to learn about a selective attention phenomenon known as the “cocktail party” effect. The cocktail party effect … READ MORE
Make Legislating Great Again
Recently, Congress passed the 2,232 page omnibus bill titled the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018—amid a torrent of media buzz. The most telling of these reports included the startling revelations … READ MORE