Tag Archives : Baseline Budgeting
Washington’s Fake Spending Cut Charade
Misleading rhetoric again clouds budget debates.
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Budget Dishonesty in Washington
So much for draconian spending cuts.
read more...Exposing Washington’s Dishonest Budget Math
I’ve repeatedly tried to expose pervasive fiscal dishonesty in Washington. In these John Stossel and Judge Napolitano interviews, for instance, I explain that the crooks in DC have created a system that allows them to claim they’re cutting the budget when the burden of government spending actually is rising. This sleazy system is designed in […]
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How to “Cut” Spending and Make Government Bigger at the Same Time
One of the first things I learned when coming to Washington is that there is pervasive institutional dishonesty. A classic example is the way politicians have rigged the system so a “spending cut” takes place if the budget grows by, say, 6 percent instead of 8 percent. This is sort of like claiming your diet […]
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