Taxpayers are victimized by consultants, contractors, and other beltway bandits.
Daily Analysis
More Keynesian Primitivism from the Congressional Budget Office
CBO under Republican appointee is still beholden to big government Keynesianism.
Maintaining and Enforcing Spending Caps Is a Huge Test of GOP Credibility on Fiscal Policy
Why Republicans may sell out.
Budget Myths and Facts for the 2016 Campaign
Evaluating a “Fiscal FactChecker” from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Greek Politicians Should Learn from Latvia
Latvia and the other Baltics were willing to endure more short-term pain in order to achieve a quicker economic rebound.
After 50 Years, We’ve Learned Enough to Know Medicare Should Get Early Retirement
Medicare is not working for America.
Periodic Debt Limit Fights Are Messy, but May Help Prevent Long-Run Crisis
GAO wants to give Washington a credit card with no limits.
Highway Funding Battle Brings Out the Worst of Washington
Congress is structured with an incentive to spend.
Greece’s Debt Is Sustainable
So the real issue for Greece is whether debt is constrained compared to private-sector growth.
While Greece Implodes, France Corrodes and Spain Erodes
Some politicians think the answer to Europe’s stagnant economy is more bureaucratization and centralization.