by Carl P. Leubsdorf The new House speaker, Mike Johnson, gave federal workers, U.S. troops and the American people a Thanksgiving and Christmas present: no government shutdown […]
Tag: government spending
Biden is failing as a steward of public money
When it comes to spending other people’s money, the Biden administration has only one setting: more, more, more. Lost amid recent world events and the $100 billion […]
Dracula and spending cuts
Among the top priorities for newly selected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was his announced intention to form a bipartisan panel to cut massive spending that has […]
McCarthy declares victory, but Biden may be the real winner
by Carl P. Leubsdorf In announcing their compromise agreement to extend the debt ceiling and avert a potential economic catastrophe, both President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin […]
The debt limit: Same old song yet again
The very term “debt limit” makes a mockery of any kind of responsible budgeting. Each time the government reaches the “limit” it gets raised with the familiar […]
House GOP wants to balance budget on backs of kids
House Republicans narrowly passed a bill this week that would increase the federal government’s debt ceiling in exchange for $4.8 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years […]
Guest essay: Biden’s 2024 agenda a raw deal for West Virginians
by Chris Stansbury The Biden administration seems to be a fan of doubling down on bad ideas. After adding more than $5 trillion to the national […]
W.Va. as a risk capital investor
For years, we have heard the question asked in West Virginia: What is the state doing to improve and diversify its economy? The question is rooted in […]
Misplaced faith in big government
While most of the public and media attention the past two years has been focused on high prices and inflation, these issues take second place over the […]
Idea of raising retirement age is back
by Michael Hiltzik The people who are in the forefront of pushing Social Security “reform” by cutting benefits have gotten pretty good at hiding their intentions behind […]
