Did you know that the United States, per capita, spends more than twice the average of other developed countries on health care? Research by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reveals that this higher spending likely is driven by ...
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A Broke U.S. City Just Dissolved; Street Lights Turned Off; Garbage Pickup Ceases
A city government in Iowa has vanished completely because of unpaid sewer bills. For citizens, that means all government services provided by the city of Mount Union abruptly stopped. Street lights were turned off permanently, garbage service ended and all ...
Read More »This State’s Electricity Could Be Shut Off Because It Can’t Pay Its Bills
The state of Illinois has received a letter that usually is reserved for customers who don’t have enough money in the bank — a disconnect notice from the electric company. Power to state offices could be shut off because the ...
Read More »Water Bills Could Triple For Cash-Strapped Americans
A new report by the American Water Works Association has determined that the aging infrastructure of most of America’s water system is going to need to be replaced soon, at a cost of more than $1 trillion dollars if done ...
Read More »Harry Reid – The Bill Stops Here
A shell game, led by Harry Reid, has been going on for quite some time in the U.S. Senate. The game goes something like this: Overload incoming bills from the house with amendments, and then stop the bill from coming ...
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