May 8, 2013 at 7:12 pm in News by Dustin Siggins ·
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) came out with its budget estimate of the first 7 months of the 2013 fiscal year, as well as its monthly review of April 2013. The bad news? Slogging through it will give you a migraine. The good news? It’s worth it to better understand how the federal government…
April 2, 2013 at 1:08 pm in News by Dustin Siggins ·
On Monday, Huffington Post reported that outgoing Members of the House of Representatives gave large bonuses to their respective staffs: Of the top 10 members of Congress most generous with year-end bonuses, nine were Republicans, and 14 of the top 20 were, not coincidentally, on their way out of the House. Republican Reps. Devin Nunes…
April 1, 2013 at 8:17 am in News by Dustin Siggins ·
Last week, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Douglas Elmendorf explained CBO’s projections on federal spending for the next decade, comparing it to past spending. The results are not good – not only are we going to spend more, but the analysis used is CBO’s optimistic projection on spending. More on that later. For now, Elmendorf’s…
March 28, 2013 at 4:36 pm in News by Dustin Siggins ·
Can we stop subsidizing green energy, now? Please? The Energy Department’s (DOE) internal watchdog is attacking DOE management of a $1.5-billion stimulus program to help develop technology that captures industrial carbon dioxide emissions. An Office of Inspector General (IG) audit made public Tuesday examines $1.1 billion in funding for 15 projects. In the four years…
March 21, 2013 at 3:56 pm in News by Dustin Siggins ·
In 2003, California made national attention with the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor, and was proclaimed to be the state of plenty for all who came. Since the recession, however, the state has slowly slipped into a state of near-implosion, and any praise for the state comes from those either too partisan or too…
September 3, 2012 at 11:10 pm in Blog, Fiscal Responsibility by Phillip Dennis ·
In the past few weeks we’ve learned that the government spent $9 billion to create 910 green-energy jobs; the Navy bought 450,000 gallons of biofuels for $26 a gallon; and now according to Reuters, “The Pentagon is pushing ahead with a $420 million effort to build refineries to make competitively priced biofuels.” And this from…
September 20, 2011 at 7:09 am in Accountability, C. Saxby Chambliss, GAN, John H. Isakson, Senate by Roger Carter ·
Georgians called it like they saw it, when both senators came to town. The North Georgia town of Ellijay, known widely for its fall apple festival, drew a summer crowd of 300 or more on August 20, 2011. They came for a town hall meeting hosted by the Tea Party of Gilmer County. Both of…
