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No Surprise in Return of Ballooning Federal Deficits

No Surprise in Return of Ballooning Federal Deficits

by Tom Giovanetti | Aug 24, 2016 | Research & Commentary, Website

The big fiscal news yesterday was that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has officially acknowledged that, after several years of declines, federal budget deficits are again climbing. Last year’s budget deficit was $438 billion, the lowest since 2007. But this...
The Federal Government Wants Even More of Your Personal Information

The Federal Government Wants Even More of Your Personal Information

by Bartlett D. Cleland | Jul 28, 2015 | Research & Commentary, Website

Over the last several weeks Congress has been trying to construct a highway spending bill. The House has passed a short-term measure to guarantee continued funding. Meanwhile in the Senate, a different solution is being crafted. Reports indicate that the Senate has...
Grassroot Institute on Overtime Expenditures in Maui Watch

Grassroot Institute on Overtime Expenditures in Maui Watch

by Malia Hill | Jul 15, 2015 | Website

Joselyn Olinares, an HPU student and Grassroot Institute intern, recently appeared in Maui Watch with an article about the impact of overtime expenditures. Check out an excerpt of Joselyn’s article below, or click here to read it in full. Overtime Expenditures...
Backsliding on Spending Restraint

Backsliding on Spending Restraint

by Tom Giovanetti | May 7, 2015 | Research & Commentary, Website

One of the few bright spots in U.S. domestic policy is that the federal budget deficit is falling. In fact, in 2015, the budget deficit will be the lowest of the Obama years, falling to $468 billion. Compare this low to President Obama’s historic $1.4 trillion budget...
Big-Spending Republicans Haven’t Learned Their Lesson Yet

Big-Spending Republicans Haven’t Learned Their Lesson Yet

by Merrill Matthews | Apr 30, 2015 | Website

A member of Congress used to tell audiences after Democrats took control of the U.S. House and Senate in 2006 and the White House in 2008 that Republicans had finally learned their lesson: They had to live up to the limited-government, anti-big spending promises they...
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