Other Spending

Here they go again. As they have for years, lawmakers are attempting to tuck billions of dollars for unrelated programs into the war supplemental...

Extenders Put on Hold – Legislation to extend some tax breaks and expanded unemployment insurance has been put on the back burner because senators...

In remarks at the think tank Third Way, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer covered the bases in talking about our deficits and debt. Among the topics...

As our Budget Simulator grows in popularity, more and more people have taken the spending challenge to voice how they would like to see government...

The Senate released yet another version of the tax extenders and social safety net bill (The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 - H.R...

“Beautiful Game”and Not-So-Pretty Agenda – Add soccer to all the other distractions in Washington as lawmakers face a packed agenda. With the World...

The Obama Administration has been putting out a flurry (see here and here) of modest savings proposals over the past few weeks. The latest comes in a...

Start with a basic question: Do you think politicians are better at cutting taxes and increasing spending, or the reverse? The answer should help you...

The Department of Defense recently announced that it will aim to cut over $100 billion from existing programs over the 2012-2016 period in order to...

The Administration is taking important steps in improving the budget situation: The proposed 3-year spending freeze of non-security discretionary...

The Obama Administration is looking at spending once again. A day after the White House announced a plan to encourage savings by executive agencies...

Looks like the White House wants to attack the deficit one small change at a time. After promoting the Reduce Unnecessary Spending Act to give the...