B.A. Spending Daily
A roundup of this morning’s must-read budget and economic stories.
B.A. Spending Daily
A roundup of this morning’s must-read budget and economic stories.
New Web Video: Stop The Rhetoric, It’s time To Act
Just in time for the State of the Union address, Bankrupting America releases a new web video that shows 3 decades of State of the Union presidential promises of fiscal discipline. Sadly, the promises….
New Ad: Congress, Give Us Something To Be Thankful For
Just as the “not so” supercommittee admits defeat, Bankrupting America – a project of Public Notice – is back boldly displaying a billboard ad “Congress, give us something to be thankful for….
Hot Topics: September 20, 2011
- Deficit Reduction Plan; Are the Cuts Legitimate?
- Rising Concern About New Layoffs
- The Super Committee: Who Are They? And Are They Up for the Task?
RADIO: The Cari and Rob Show
“I can’t foresee anyone in Washington really wanting to give a tax hike to folks right after election day and I just think this will become an election issue….
Gretchen Hamel: Downgrade means it’s time to cut spending
The president and Congress need to focus on cutting federal spending. That means moving past the low-hanging fruit of pork barrel spending and earmarks. The key drivers in the growth of the budget over the last few decades have been defense spending, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. These programs have to be on the table when it comes time for spending reform.
Gretchen Hamel: Lesson of the S&P debt downgrade? ‘Cut spending now’
Message To Ames Iowa Participants – ‘Finish The Job. Cut Spending’
With the Ames Straw Poll on the horizon and GOP presidential hopefuls primed for the first Iowa presidential debate, Public Notice’s Bankrupting America arrives to canvass the streets of Iowa State University with its key message: cut spending.
Defense Spending remains largely off the table
We’ve noted before, while talking about spending cuts is a start, actually following up on the rhetoric is much more difficult.
