Posts Tagged ‘deficit’

They want your money

September 24, 2010ChrisBuck

Incumbent legislators want to take credit for an economic “turnaround” that just hasn’t happened.  Unemployment is double the normal rate.  Foreclosures in New Hampshire are at record highs, and legislators have the audacity to suggest that just because New Hampshire is not as bad off as other states, that means they have been good stewards [...]

Congress and President Face a Critical Challenge

June 11, 2009Jennifer Horn

Earlier this week President Obama announced a return to the so-called PAYGO policies that require Congress to find cuts in spending to match any increases suggested. Interesting.
First, isn’t it easy for the President to suggest this after he has spent over a trillion dollars in less than six months?
Second, there is a provision in [...]

A National Sales Tax?

May 27, 2009Tom DeRosa

File this one in the absurd category. The Washington Post has a story today about whether or not a “value-added-tax or VAT” can help to solve the nation’s budget crisis aka massive deficit spending being proposed by Obama.
With budget deficits soaring and President Obama pushing a trillion-dollar-plus expansion of health coverage, some Washington policymakers are [...]

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