Spending Freeze
Steve Spending Freeze Alexandria It appears as though Obama will announce a three year spending freeze on discretionary spending during his State of the Union speech. The budget (discretionary) will be...
View ArticleMilitary Budget
Steve Military Budget Alexandria Spencer Ackerman is looking ahead to the 2011 Defense Budget. To be more precise, he looks at Todd Harrison’s paper on the upcoming 2011 Defense Budget. He reproduces...
View ArticlePay As You Go, Deficits and Nihilism
Steve Pay As You Go, Deficits and Nihilism Alexandria The Senate passed a new Pay As You Go bill on Thursday. This was passed along party lines with all 40 Republicans opposing it, 58 Democrats and 2...
View ArticleThe Republicans and Obama
Steve The Republicans and Obama Alexandria If you did not see it, the Republicans invited Obama to speak with them and answer some questions. You can see the whole thing here. I rarely watch speeches...
View Article84% bleg
Steve 84% bleg Alexandria In the recent Q&A between Obama and the Republicans, the assertion was made that Obama is increasing discretionary spending by 84%. Discretionary spending runs a little...
View ArticleObama the Pragmatist
Steve Obama the Pragmatist Alexandria Bruce Bartlett has a great piece up today in Forbes on what Obama has been doing wrong. Key quotes…. On domestic policy as well Reagan had a clear story to tell...
View ArticleRepublican Fiscal Discipline
Geoff Republican Fiscal Discipline Alexandria So Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) has decided to place a blanket hold on all of the administration’s nominees. Why? Are they too liberal? Have they not been...
View ArticleSpending, Taxes and the Debt
Steve Spending, Taxes and the Debt Alexandria Bruce Bartlett wrote the column that I wanted to write. So, I will quote him and add just a bit of my own thoughts. Whenever I make this point people...
View ArticleChart of the Day; Medicare and Medicaid
Steve Chart of the Day; Medicare and Medicaid Alexandria Obama has been criticized heavily for taking on health care reform in his first year. The following chart illustrates why it was important to...
View ArticleCBO Estimates on the Senate Health Care Bill
Steve CBO Estimates on the Senate Health Care Bill Alexandria Via Klein, the CBO has priced out the Senate Health Care bill. Key quotes…. CBO and JCT now estimate that, on balance, the direct...
View ArticleU.S. Debt, Health Care Costs and the OECD
Steve U.S. Debt, Health Care Costs and the OECD Alexandria Austin Frakt published the chart of the day, via Ezra Klein. This chart looks at what would happen to our deficit if our health care costs...
View ArticleTax Burden
Steve Tax Burden Alexandria The right wing on taxes, from NRO , Steyn writes….. (H/T Sullivan) (I read the whole Steyn piece, but I failed to see any mention of income or wealth. How can one have a...
View ArticleHow They Voted on Bowles-Simpson
H. M. Stuart How They Voted on Bowles-Simpson Alexandria Below, how the full Bowles-Simpson commission, formally known as THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND REFORM, voted. Fourteen...
View ArticleTax Expenditures and Deficits
Steve Tax Expenditures and Deficits Alexandria Robert Greenstein makes some interesting points about reducing our debt. I found his points about tax expenditures interesting. A deficit-reduction plan...
View ArticleThey stab it with their steely knives, but they just can’t kill the beast
Lynn They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can’t kill the beast Alexandria My good Alexandreia blog master, in response to my last post, asked Many of our readers, including me, may be...
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