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Radio: Speaking Of…with Mike Schikman

May 2, 2013

Lenwood Brooks, policy director of Public Notice, joins Speaking Of…with Mike Schikman on WSVA to discuss the wasteful spending taking place in Washington.

No Smart Way? Vacancy Edition

May 2, 2013

While Washington insists there is “no smart way” to cut $85 billion, they’re spending $1.7 billion annually to maintain vacant federal government office buildings.

No Smart Way? The Tweezer Approach

May 1, 2013

Whether they’re using a meat clever, a scalpel or a set of tweezers, the administration seems to get woozy even when the operation calls to cut just three cents on the dollar.

No Smart Way? What Happened to “Line-By-Line”?

April 30, 2013

Remember when President Obama prided himself on the desire to get out the red pen and go “line-by-line, page-by-page” through the federal budget to eliminate waste and inefficiency? That was a long time ago. Now, the White House is changing its tune.

#TalkIsCheap, Overspending Is Not

January 10, 2013

#TalkIsCheap, except when it leaves the country over $16 Trillion in debt. Have politicians talked about reducing our deficit and debt? Yes. Have they taken action? Find out in our latest video.

Government Spending Got Personal

November 5, 2012

Trillions of taxpayer dollars have been wasted on failed efforts to reinvigorate the economy in the last four years. $12.9 trillion of new spending that includes 7.9 percent unemployment, 23 million Americans unemployed or underemployed, 46.7 million on food stamps and 1 in 6 living in poverty. Government spending got personal.