The hidebound and costly thinking on infrastructure
There are any number of reasons to push back against the Biden administration’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal, and the remnant that still thinks Washington spends too much money for a…
Biden Administration Preps Next Trillion Dollar Government Expansion Plan
The Biden administration is putting the touches on its next big spending initiative, this one, according to reports, centered on “child care, paid family leave and other domestic priorities.” The…
Biden Budget Proposal Eyes Big Boosts in Domestic Spending
Among the wave of spending proposals coming out of the Biden administration, it’s easy to overlook the release of a new federal budget request for 2022 that would boost outlays…
Anti-Vaping Rules Tacked on to Federal Spending Bills
Another bit of nanny statism buried inside the coronavirus relief/government spending bill are new rules that make it increasingly difficult for people to buy and get vaping products delivered to…
Trump Signs Coronavirus Relief and Budget Bills
President Donald Trump signed the federal budget and coronavirus relied bills over the weekend. But he also signaled his displeasure with some of the line items tucked into the $2.3…
Congress Approves Trillions for Relief Plus Federal Budget
Congress has been busy running up the national charge card before Christmas, approving both a $900 billion stimulus bill and a roughly $1.4 trillion budget measure to fund federal operations….
Myths Behind Taxes and Spending
A new Congress and new administration will take over in January, but one thing will remain constant: the federal government’s finances will be a wreck. How do we fix it?…
Report: 39 States ‘did not have enough money to pay all of their bills’
State government finances are a mess this year, as government-ordered lockdowns in response to the coronavirus threw millions out of work and damaged the economy. What sort of shape state…
Amtrak Asks for a Bigger Federal Handout
The money-losing Amtrak rail service is asking for billions of dollars more federal support, otherwise, it says it may have to cut more than 2,400 jobs and reduce service: The…
Don’t Reward Bad Fiscal Behavior With Another Bailout
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has put a 48-hour deadline on reaching an agreement on another stimulus. Among the differences between House Democrats and the White House is how much aid…
