It is an unfortunate commentary on the past decade that Americans concerned with the state of the nation’s finances have few heartening reflections to look back upon. A decade that … READ MORE
The Billions Worth of GAO Findings That Also Need Attention
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) made a ripple in the news this week when they issued their legal finding that President Trump’s withholding of $214 million in funds for Ukraine … READ MORE
Five Scary Takeaways From This Week’s Budget Reports
Over the last week, the U.S. Treasury and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) have released their scheduled budget updates. Given Congress’s past year of adding more spending increases and tax … READ MORE
A Eulogy for the Cadillac Tax
The end-of-year budget deal passed by the House and Senate repealed the so-called “Cadillac Tax.” While never implemented, the Cadillac Tax would have placed a 40 percent excise tax on … READ MORE
How Much Money Is There in Better Tax Enforcement?
In her plan to pay for Medicare for All, Sen. Elizabeth Warren recently proposed raising $2.3 trillion dollars over 10 years from simply better enforcement of existing tax laws. While … READ MORE
Congress is Regifting Fiscal Insanity
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQAd_MeMiKw[/embed] With the holiday season at a close, all eyes are back on Washington with news about the impeachment effort against President Donald Trump, precarious foreign policy with Iran, and … READ MORE
Senator Paul Airs His Grievances in the 2019 Festivus Report
Christmas is right around the corner, which means it’s time for Senator Rand Paul’s annual ‘Festivus’ Report. This year’s edition is a compilation of more than $50 billion in wasteful … READ MORE
Are You Smarter than a Congressman?
Congress just quickly passed a pair of massive spending bills that package what are supposed to be 12 separate spending bills into two giant omnibuses. Our entire discretionary budget is … READ MORE