Posts Tagged ‘ deficit ’

A Viable Deficit-Reduction Compromise?

July 16, 2010
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A Viable Deficit-Reduction Compromise?

Ah, the deficit.  No single issue has caused as much consternation in Congress and around the country as the deficit has in recent weeks.  Sure, health care reform tied up Congress for just about a full year, but now everything is getting held up because of the blasted deficit.  Unemployment benefits, the coming energy bill,…

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Brief Thoughts: Defense Spending Reform Takes Shape

June 4, 2010
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Brief Thoughts: Defense Spending Reform Takes Shape

[tweetmeme source="bassitone" only_single=false] A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is going to make a serious attempt at squeezing savings out of the Department of Defense and how it would be a great example for the rest of the government if it were to work.  Of course, it…

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The Beginning of Deficit-Minded Government?

May 14, 2010
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The Beginning of Deficit-Minded Government?

[tweetmeme source="bassitone" only_single=false] Well everyone, hopefully I’ll be able to get back to a normal posting frequency next week.  It’s been a rough month, but I’ve just about finished running the gauntlet and things should be calming down to where I can actually write again.  Thank you everyone who kept reading random stories throughout this…

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A First Step Toward Fiscal Responsibility

February 19, 2010
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A First Step Toward Fiscal Responsibility

[picapp align="center" wrap="false" link="term=News&iid=7997266" src="1/4/a/7/US_President_Obama_6e24.JPG?adImageId=10462564&imageId=7997266" width="380" height="268" /] [tweetmeme source="bassitone" only_single=false] Sometimes, things just have to get done in Washington, regardless of political gridlock.  This is exactly why the President has the power of issuing executive orders; he can enact certain things that Congress cannot seem to agree on, which will prove to be very…

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