Archive for the ‘Fiscal Irresponsibility’ Category

Who’s Your Fat Cat Now?

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Time to dust off those pitchforks.  From USA Today, For feds, more get 6-figure salaries

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Guess Who’s Coming To The Jobs Summit

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

You’d think a Presidential jobs summit would include organizations that know a thing or two about employment, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business.  You’d be wrong. It’s a return performance of the folks who brought us the stimulus.   Critics not invited to White House ‘jobs summit’

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Time Saver

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Why put off till tomorrow what you can do today?  It not only saves effort, it may save some hides next election season.  Looks like Congress plans to spend a lot more money down the road, too.  Shhh…CONGRESS IS RAISING THE DEBT LIMIT

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House Republican Economic Recovery Plan

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

From Rep. Eric Cantor.

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Debt Warriors

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Senator Bayh wants to create a debt-fighting commission:

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Senator Bayh Is Worried About Debt

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Got this email from Senator Bayh:

Getting out of the red – Usually, politicians use their email newsletters to tout the benefits of government programs they voted to create, fund or continue. Today, I am emailing to tell you about the overstuffed appropriations bills I’ve voted against in 2009, because we can’t afford business as usual during this economic recession.

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Going Downhill

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Watch the employment colors change over time.  The Decline: Geography of a Recession

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Where Did The Stimulus Money Go?

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Recovery.gov shows money flowing to nonexistent districts

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Image from Mental Floss

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If Only

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Weyant’s World

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White House Estimate Off By Only 6 Million Jobs

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

7 Months After Stimulus 49 of 50 States Have Lost Jobs

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T shirt from OMama!Obama?

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