The Chairman of the House Budget Committee has produced a new budget plan which contrasts very favorably with the tax-heavy, big-spending proposal submitted by the President last month. Perhaps most important, Congressman Ryan’s plan restrains spending growth, allowing the private sector to grow faster than the burden of government, thus satisfying Mitchell’s Golden Rule so [...]
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Congressman Ryan’s Budget Restrains Spending Growth, Allows Private Sector to Expand Faster than Burden of Government
Posted in Balanced Budget, Bob Dole Award, Debt, Deficit, Entitlements, Fiscal Policy, Government Spending, Mitchell's Golden Rule, tagged Balanced Budget, Bob Dole Award, Federal Budget, Government Spending, Medicare, Mitchell's Golden Rule, Paul Ryan on March 21, 2012 | 15 Comments »
Ways & Means Committee Republicans Achieve the Dubious Honor of Winning the First Bob Dole Award
Posted in Bob Dole Award, Debt, Deficit, Economics, Fiscal Policy, Government Spending, tagged Bob Dole Award, Debt, Deficit, Economics, Fiscal Policy, Government Spending on February 20, 2012 | 7 Comments »
I confess to being monotonous and repetitive when it comes to explaining that America’s fiscal problem is too much spending, and that debt and deficits are simply symptoms of that underlying problem of excessive government. But no matter how often I repeat myself, the message isn’t sinking in – even among people who should know [...]