Despite all the hype about the budget battle and sequestration cuts in Washington, federal spending is still completely out of control. The Heritage Foundation now estimates that federal spending has increased by 40% since 2002. The growth in spending will ...
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The Truth Behind Sequester: Taking Money Away From Americans To Send Overseas
The sequester cuts ended White House tours, limited national park offerings, and are now causing flight delays around the country. Some federal employees have claimed they were mandated to make budget cuts in a manner which would garner the most ...
Read More »Airports Dispute Napolitano Claims Of Long Lines Due To Budget Cuts
CHICAGO, IL – Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano publicly warned airline passengers yesterday to arrive at airports earlier than normal, saying that government spending cuts were already leading to long lines at some security checkpoints. But many major airports ...
Read More »Senator Harkin Says Government’s Problem is Not Over Spending but a ‘Misallocation’ of Wealth
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As an automatic freeze on spending by the federal government looms nearer, one U.S. senator believes that over spending is not the real problem. Senator Tom Harkin (Dem-IA) said yesterday that the government does not have a ...
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