Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Tax dollars at work: 87% of new Obamacare users given federal aid

Tax dollars at work: 87% of new Obamacare users given federal aid

Paul Bedard · December 30, 2014 4:43 pm

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Feds gave $450,000 for defunct women’s cricket in Afghanistan

Sean Higgins · December 29, 2014 8:29 pm

Almost four dozen prominent free-market political organizations are calling on congressional Republicans to appoint a new Congressional Budget Office director committed to using dynamic scoring and promoting transparency in the budget process. (iStock)

Free-marketers want dynamic scoring from new CBO chief

Joseph Lawler · December 29, 2014 8:07 pm

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Got a question for the IRS? It will cost you $42, and 20 minutes on hold

Luke Rosiak · December 29, 2014 7:40 pm

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Federal spending drops to 20 percent of GDP

Sean Higgins · December 29, 2014 5:56 pm

Here’s how inspectors found $43b Washington could save

Here’s how inspectors found $43b Washington could save

Ethan Barton · December 29, 2014 10:00 am

U.S. agencies ignore thousands of suggestions to cut waste, stop fraud

U.S. agencies ignore thousands of suggestions to cut waste, stop fraud

Luke Rosiak · December 28, 2014 10:00 am

Minimum wage fights turns to states, cities

Minimum wage fights turns to states, cities

Sean Higgins · December 27, 2014 7:00 pm

Poverty, economic inequality, government infrastructure and immigration become the topics of policy debates in 2014. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Reviewing 2014’s domestic policy debates

Jason Russell · December 27, 2014 10:00 am

Sanders, who represents Vermont, is an independent socialist who caucuses with Democrats. (AP/Charlie Neibergall)

Sanders names ‘deficit owl’ his chief economist

Joseph Lawler · December 27, 2014 1:29 am

Republican-majority Congress scales back tax reform hopes

Republican-majority Congress scales back tax reform hopes

Susan Ferrechio · December 26, 2014 10:00 am

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A dynamic first step for Republicans

Washington Examiner · December 26, 2014 10:00 am