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The Need For More Transparency in Budgeting
December 22, 2008  - Last week, the U.S. Treasury released the Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Report of the U.S. Government. According to a Treasury press release: "Revenue results in this year’s Financial Report were $2.7 trillion, increasing slightly by $34 billion or just over 1 percent, compared to last year. Tot... More


LTE: Bachmann was right
December 20, 2008  - It is with great interest that I read the Dec. 18 Business section headline "Oil slides below $40 despite OPEC cut." I was reminded that only a few months ago, the experts and those in the know were predicting that oil would reach $200 per barrel by Christmas and $300 per barrel or more in 2009.... More


A Pork-Barrel Stimulus Package
December 19, 2008  - It’s no secret that when President Obama gets sworn into office, among his top priorities will be to guide Congress through an $850 billion economic stimulus package. As a result, this astronomical number has created a tsunami of activity from special interest groups looking for their piece of the p... More


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