Why Use a Bludgeon When a Calculator Will Do?

Some lawmakers have an almost-mythical resistance to raising revenue at a moment when affluent individuals and big corporations have the lowest tax burden in more than half a century. — by Jo Comerford Sequestration is both ugly and hard to explain. As

Economic Rapture Might Be around the Corner

If the deficit disappears, our economic nightmare might finally come to an end. — By Salvatore Babones It’s January 25, 2001, the first week of the Bush presidency and more than half a year before the September 11 attacks. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan

Spending Growth by Presidency

Mitt Romney claims on his campaign website: “Since President Obama assumed office three years ago, federal spending has accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history.” The truth is, the President’s supposed “spending binge” is nothing but a myth, repeatedly debunked