The fundamental problem was, and still is, that the U.S. government spends too much money.
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A surplus sounds like good news, but digging into the data reveals that federal revenues are falling even as spending continues unabated.
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The fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriations bill expands government, reduces liberty, and increases government debt, forcing the Federal Reserve to monetize more debt leading to more price inflation.
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As everyone knows, Republicans are as big spenders as Democrats are.
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With federal spending and the national debt already at dangerously high levels, the Trump administration just posted another milestone: The biggest budget deficit since 2011.
In Thomas Jefferson’s view, running up huge debts in the name of “funding” was a massive rip-off of future generations
While all eyes are distracted by the Kavanaugh political circus, other things keep getting worse.
As we’ve said before, give government an inch and it will always take a mile. Especially when it comes to war powers. The U.S. dropped over 44,000 bombs during Trump’s first term – all without any declaration of war. If bombing people doesn’t bother you, perhaps the cost of these undeclared wars will. According to […]
I’ve come to a conclusion: there is a segment of Trump supporters out there who are delusional. They are so blinded by the cult of personality that they can’t objectively look at reality. Last month, the Trump administration broke the one-month record for spending. In other words, Trump and his Republican colleagues in Congress are […]
Michael Boldin and Mike Maharrey talk about federal spending, federal gun control, war powers - and even calls for government censorship.