Posted by Tad DeHaven on June 14, 2010
By Tad DeHaven
President Obama is proposing giving the states another $50 billion. However, this would amount to another bailout for state and local government employees and their unions. The president claims that more deficit spending is necessary to sustain the nascent economic recovery. But the only thing the money would sustain is the excessive wages and benefits [...]
Categories: Politics, Tax and Budget Policy |
Tags: Bailout, bureau of labor statistics, deficit spending, fiscal federalism | 
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Posted by Adam Schaeffer on June 14, 2010
By Adam Schaeffer
Gov. McDonnell just signed a bill that will give a tax credit to the film industry. They will shell out up to $2.5 million to movie-makers in the first year and up to $5 million thereafter. Proponents say it might save money. Unfortunately, the evidence from other states suggests it will lose money.
At a [...]
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Tags: Bailout, Education and Child Policy, education tax credits, film industry, Virginia | No Comments »
Posted by Mark A. Calabria on June 10, 2010
By Mark A. Calabria
Today begins the televised political theatre that Barney Frank has been waiting months for: the first public meeting of the House and Senate conferees on the two financial regulation bills. While there are a handful of important differences between the House and Senate bills, these differences are overshadowed by what the bills have in common. The [...]
Categories: Congress, Politics |
Tags: Bailout, barney frank, consumer protection, fannie mae and freddie mac, Finance, Banking & Monetary Policy, financial crisis, financial regulation, Government, Housing, housing bubble, monetary policy, regulation, spending, taxpayer | No Comments »
Posted by Neal McCluskey on May 28, 2010
By Neal McCluskey
As the Obama administration continues to send mixed signals about the proposed $23 billion public-school bailout, rescue advocates are offering some very wimpy defenses of their cause. That is, except for the National Education Association, which has launched a PR blitz for the bailout in its grandest — and most shameless — tradition of using cute kids to get lots of dues-paying [...]
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Tags: Arne Duncan, Bailout, derek thompson, Education and Child Policy, national debt, national education association, nea | No Comments »
Posted by Mark A. Calabria on May 28, 2010
By Mark A. Calabria
A new Rasmussen poll has 80% of the American public supporting an audit of the Federal Reserve. Only 9% of the public oppose, with the rest unsure.
Unfortunately the poll did not ask specific questions over whether such an audit should cover monetary policy or just the Fed’s 2008 bailout activities. So while the poll is likely [...]
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Tags: Bailout, Fed, Federal Reserve, Finance, Banking & Monetary Policy, monetary policy, ron paul | No Comments »
Posted by Neal McCluskey on May 18, 2010
By Neal McCluskey
There’s a lot to learn about going on in federal education policy today, and none of it is good.
First, Steven Brill offfers a revealing look at the Race to the Top evaluation process in a piece that can be added to the ever-growing pile of evidence that Race to the Top isn’t even close to the objective [...]
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Tags: Afghanistan, Bailout, common core, Education, Education and Child Policy, education policy, elementary and secondary education, federal deficit, General, national standards, Race to the Top | No Comments »
Posted by Neal McCluskey on May 18, 2010
By Neal McCluskey
There’s a lot to learn about going on in federal education policy today, and none of it is good.
First, Steven Brill offfers a revealing look at the Race to the Top evaluation process in a piece that can be added to the ever-growing pile of evidence that Race to the Top isn’t even close to the objective [...]
Categories: Politics |
Tags: Afghanistan, Bailout, common core, Education, Education and Child Policy, education policy, elementary and secondary education, federal deficit, General, national standards, Race to the Top | No Comments »
Posted by Neal McCluskey on May 18, 2010
By Neal McCluskey
There’s a lot to learn about what’s going on in federal education policy today, and none of it is good.
First, Steven Brill offers a revealing look at the Race to the Top evaluation process in a piece that can be added to the ever-growing pile of evidence that Race to the Top isn’t even close to the [...]
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Tags: Afghanistan, Bailout, common core, Education, Education and Child Policy, education policy, elementary and secondary education, federal deficit, General, national standards, Race to the Top | No Comments »
