Tax & Budget
States Lack of Strict Budgetary Requirements Increases Budget Shortfalls
Stronger balanced budget amendments safeguard against shortfalls By Phillip Suderman As states complete [...]
Read moreShining the Light of Transparency
Introducing a new home for government accountability The Sunshine Standard, a new website, espouses the [...]
Read moreMedicaid Expenses Drain State Coffers
Mercatus study identifies expansion of eligibility By Phillip Suderman The most contested and popular [...]
Read moreConstitutionality of $200 Billion “Backroom Tobacco Deal” Challenged
Two Louisianians bring lawsuit to Supreme Court against government-tobacco cartel NEW ORLEANS, La. – The [...]
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Commentary: Appeasement of Unions, Special Interests Leading States into Bankruptcy
As long as this vicious cycle is in place, unions will continue to receive favorable legislation which [...]
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Commentary: California Remains on Course for Economic Disaster
It does not take an economist to explain how union and bureaucrat-backed pension plans are killing California.
Read moreFederal Spending Per Household: A Decade of Accelerated Growth
Increase continued even while average household size declined Veronique de Rugy’s latest [...]
Read moreSocial Security Shortfall Arrives
2010 brings earlier than expected cash flow deficit Veronique de Rugy, a senior research fellow with the [...]
Read moreInvestors Flock to New Orleans for “World’s Greatest Investment Event”
Financial and political analysts highlight growing national debt and instability of dollar NEW ORLEANS, [...]
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