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This Chart Is For Anyone Who Thinks The US Has A High Level of Government Spending
As we pointed out yesterday, the idea that the US pays a lot in taxes in objectively false on a glo…
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The Real Economic Growth Killer - Government Spending Cuts
And you can argue that we simply can't keep borrowing more money to fund spending we can't afford. …
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Have You Heard Of The 'Mini-Sequester'? It's Just Another Way That Washington DC Might Blow Everything
When Congress extends the current CR, it will either have to alter the CR’s spending rate so that t…
Walter Hickey
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In One Chart: America Has Had More Austerity Than You Ever Would Have Imagined
For four years since the end of the recession, government spending has been a net drag on GDP (with…
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Government Contributions To GDP Since 1965
People generally assume that when a democrat occupies the Oval Office, government gets bigger and g…
Sam Ro
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Since We're Talking About Debt And Deficits Again, Let's Review The Facts... [CHARTS]
CHART 6: Lastly, here's the long-term view. If we don't develop a long-term plan to either cut he…
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These Stunning Examples Of Government Waste Cost Taxpayers $16 Billion
This can take the form of calling out questionable or improper use of funds, finding structural pro…
Walter Hickey
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Old People And Inflation Will Make Health Care Much More Expensive In America
The CBO projects that about 60% of the rise in spending on health care programs over the next sever…
Lisa Mahapatra
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Three Charts That Show That Republicans Have Won The Budget War
This gets to the heart of the conservative position. We've passed an unprecedented amount of auster…
Danny Vinik
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Anti-Debt Group Gets Thoroughly Trolled After Trying To Start A Discussion On Twitter
Championed by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, Fix the Debt - which The Nation magazine called a "f…
Steven Perlberg
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The case for more government spending in one chart
They estimate that the US has an investment need of $3.3tn between 2016 and 2025 and planned invest…
Myles Udland
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The Sequester Cuts Go A Lot Deeper Than White House Tours - Here's How Local Communities Are Struggling
For the past few weeks, we've been taking a look at how local newspapers have been bracing their co…
Brett LoGiurato
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Conservatives Are Upset That Government Spending Fell Last Quarter
Conservatives are slamming President Barack Obama for a shock drop in GDP last quarter. But we've p…
Brett LoGiurato
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The No. 1 Question Republicans Need To Answer About Their Big Deficit Shift
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has reportedly led the charge among House Republicans, urging his…
Grace Wyler
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America Is Officially Freaking Out About Sequestration
Obama and both parties of Congress have been warning about the cuts of the sequester for the past f…
Brett LoGiurato
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Barack Obama's Budget Is Very Tiny Compared To Past Presidents
We used the Government Printing Office — which inventories the annual budget document — and figured…
Walter Hickey
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The Sequester Is A Perfect Example Of How Congress Plays Favorites With Federal Programs
As a result, clinics are scaling back their offerings to Medicare patients, with one practice in Ma…