The BA team breezed through the big 8-28 rallies in Washington, DC to test the government spending IQ of participants. We gave them five spending facts and asked whether they were implemented by Bush or Obama. The answers may surprise you.

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How do we tell Washington how we feel? We show them. We sifted through the top public opinion polls, compiled the results most representative of the nation, prettied them up, and set them to compelling music.

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We’ve made four brief cheat sheets, each covering a key theme surrounding gov’t spending (featured below). Whiz through ‘em and you’ll be able to out-debate anyone (just don’t do it at a party, because no one likes that person).

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They’re all questionable government spending projects in a time when our economy is struggling and people can’t get jobs.…or, maybe we just made them up.

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While the issue of government spending is serious, we thought we’d have some fun exposing some questionable spending projects when our economy is struggling .

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In a word, today’s e-card is all about UNCERTAINTY. Business is picking up again, so why does unemployment remain high? Faced with potential tax increases and massive spending bills out of Washington, business leaders across the board are saying investments and hiring are too risky.

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We know of a way to help halt the growth of debt AND create jobs. Just follow the 5 easy steps outlined in the video.

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Unsustainable levels of government spending are a real and serious threat to the long-term health of our economy. Unsustainable levels of government spending are a real and serious threat to the long-term health of our economy. Considering the gravity of the consequences of out-of-control spending, we try to maintain a sense of humor about the subject (in order to maintain our sanity).

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Four month ago, Congress passed the PAYGO law, a pay-as-you-go rule to ensure new spending is balanced with tax increases or spending cuts. PAYGO has failed to stop the spending rush.

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Though the immediate crisis is overseas, the same severe spending problem is bankrupting the US. Greece and other European countries do not have time to change course. They cannot avoid the consequences of their governments’ irresponsibility.

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Greece is in a severe debt crisis that is wreaking (increasingly violent) havoc over the country. There, the consequences of irresponsible government spending are vividly displayed for the world to see. Are Americans taking notice? Below, we’ve compared the crisis in Greece to the developing crisis in the U.S. The similarities are alarming.

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Just as businesses are responsible for presenting their shareholders with annual budgets, so is the government. Yet, amid record spending and deficits: Congress has missed the deadline to produce a budget.

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Today’s not just Tax Day. It’s also Budget Day – the deadline for Congress to pass a budget resolution that will set government spending levels for the next fiscal year. Yet, Congress hasn’t taken any action on the budget, and it doesn’t look like they will any time soon.

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Next week, we will release a fast-paced motion graphics video entitled Is Washington Bankrupting America? The video will put spending and debt numbers in context so you have the facts to answer this ever-important question.

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Every Friday on our blog, we feature 5 jokes, skits and cartoons from around the web poking fun at the issue. To celebrate April Fools’ Day, here are 10 of our favorites (including 3 *new* jokes that we wanted you to see before we post them).

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Inspired by the madness of the NCAA basketball tourney and box office hit Alice in Wonderland, Bankrupting America has kicked off its own March Madness. Every day through April 5 – the day of the NCAA finals – we’re posting five of the most absurd, wasteful, and downright mad government spending projects from recent years.

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We’re excited to see Washington take steps toward solving our fiscal crisis. This is no easy task. But we’re keeping a careful eye at Bankrupting America to make sure what politicians are saying and doing will actually amount to meaningful change. So far, we’ve found 10 good reasons to be skeptical that Washington is truly serious about fiscal responsibility.

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With the Olympics drawn to a close, Bankrupting America also concludes its five–part Olymponomics series. Olymponomics took a brief look at how the U.S. competes against the world in five top economic categories. Here’s a summary of the results for business friendliness, innovation, spending & deficits, economic freedom and K-12 education.

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With all of the attention on the BP oil spill, the European debt crisis and even financial regulatory reform, the fact that Congress hasn’t passed (and will likely not pass) a federal budget is flying under the radar.
To quote the words of the House Majority Leader, “The most basic responsibility of governing – enacting a [...]

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Greece is living out a fiscal nightmare. Violent, deadly riots in protest of the Greek government have erupted in the streets of Athens. How did things get so bad? And could it possibly happen in the US?
We answer these critical questions in our new short video “The Greecing of America, Simplified” – which shows how [...]

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And here’s the web video they reference and show during the interview:

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Our country’s spending and debt situation explained in a fast-paced motion graphics video (runtime is 2:20 minutes):

According to a recent GWU Battleground poll, nine in 10 likely voters are at least “somewhat” concerned about the current level of government spending.  74 are “extremely” or “very” concerned.  And 58 percent think the level of spending is [...]

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