March 04, 2004
February 21, 2004
Smoke This. "Mandatory [entitlement] spending [by the U.S. goverment] amounts to 11% of the gross domestic product, or $11,144 per U.S. household .. ". MORE Mark Alexander. And from the same article -- George W. Bush's "READ MY LIPS" line from his 2001 Congressional Address:
"Too much government crowds out initiative and hard work, private charity and the private economy. Our new governing vision says government should be active, but limited; engaged, but not overbearing. And my budget is based on that philosophy .. ".
Anybody want to buy a piece of ocean front property in Nebraska?
February 17, 2004
February 15, 2004
Over Spending. Blame Clinton -- Martin Feldstein, leader of the "What, Me Worry?" school of economics.
February 12, 2004
Over Spending Crisis. "In the past two years, the united states has rediscovered the world. We've seen large increases in funding for all the instruments of American policy�military, political, economic and cultural. Spending on AIDS/HIV, tuberculosis and malaria initiatives has gone from $840 million in 2001 to a projected $2 billion in 2004. Whether you like or dislike specific aspects of George Bush's foreign policy, there's no denying he has outlined an ambitious role for America in the world. Except that within a few years this policy is likely to collapse .. ". -- MORE Fareed Zakaria
February 11, 2004
Over Spending. "During his two terms in office, Clinton increased domestic discretionary spending by 10 percent. Bush, in not quite one full presidential term, has already increased domestic discretionary spending by 25 percent." -- Tim Noah fisks Bush's MTP claims on "discretionary" spending.
