Brian Riedl
Brian Riedl
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Earmarks could be worthy or not, but we still consider it corrupting because lawmakers are deciding who gets a grant.
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dump the largest debt in world history into the laps of the next generation. Within a decade, tax increases would need to reach $7,000 per household (a 37 percent tax hike) just to balance the budget.
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There's so much investment capital out there for profitable new technologies. Investors are constantly looking for good ideas to invest in. If these ideas are as good as these companies say, they should have no problem, at minimum, finding a loan.
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There is not much courage out there. Like an alcoholic, the first thing you have to do is admit you have a problem. The flip side of it is, Americans are vehemently opposed to every possible solution.
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It's symbolic progress for Congress to learn that they can terminate programs without the sky falling. Maybe they can come back next year and start terminating programs whose costs make a difference.
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It's about time lawmakers sacrifice pork projects that essentially serve as taxpayer-financed re-election advertisements.
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This ... bill threatens to become another symbol of irresponsible runaway spending.
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As bad as the last five years have been, it's going to get even worse the next five years.
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The Senate is clearly dragging its feet on spending reform. Some senators have called for instead reversing the tax cuts.
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Sacrifice? ... At this time, there is none.
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The more controversial bills will most assuredly end up in a lame-duck Congress.
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Mike Pence has done a fabulous job leading the Republican Study Committee. They have put out a realistic and credible and specific budget proposal to get spending under control when virtually no one else is talking about it.
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Montana is getting more highway pork, but so is every other state.
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More than anything else, this one program threatens the long-term federal budget.