by Dale Coberly GOP PLANS TO GUT SOCIAL SECURITY The Republicans have opened a new assault on Social Security. At present all I know about it is what I read…

But several right-leaning fiscal experts described a balanced budget as a tool to force a fractious Congress to tackle the nation’s long-term budget problems. “It is important to reduce the…

by Linda Beale Obama proposes to exempt some IRS spending on enforcement from budget cap The 2011 debt ceiling compromise, known as the Budget Control Act, establishes automatic cuts in…

…is the difference between budget authority and budget outlays (spending). As this Washington Post piece describes, the Bush administration has been able to use that difference to their advantage: [Critics]…

…of Illinois’ budget problems on Democrats and unions. His extreme policy proposals have bee presented as the only way to tackle the budget for his entire term of office, and…

…again the relevant line on my CV under ‘Budget Reporting’ reads ‘Some Guy’, ‘U of Intertoobz’. So really the only way out is to start to build your own Budget,…

by Linda Beale GOP didn’t like the study on impact of tax cuts on economic growth The Congressional Research Service has long been respected as a non-partisan research organization that…

by Linda Beale crossposted with Ataxingmatter Information Reporting on foreign depositors in US banks–Florida’s GOP delegation shamefully supports tax evasion facilitation Many wealthy Americans have taken advantage of banking secrecy…

…WI – have a GOP Senator despite voting Democratic in the 2020 Presidential election. 3 others – WV, OH, and MT – have Democratic Senators despite voting GOP in the…

…originally to help keep Hugo Chavez in power. Wow. But only two GOP senators have stepped forward to denounce this nonsense: Romney and Sasse, with supposedly 70% of GOP voters…