Tag Archives: government spending

Federal “government spending” is an empty phrase

Posted on January 20, 2023 by whungerford

Indeed, one of the reasons we need an increase in the debt ceiling is that the 2017 Trump tax cuts, especially the cut in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, dramatically increased the deficit without promoting growth. The … Continue reading →

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Insidious dogma

Posted on January 4, 2018 by whungerford

Apr 28, 2014 … Tom Reed spent the last two weeks crisscrossing the eleven-county district holding roundtables, meeting with small businesses and wrapping up his 137th town hall. The consistent theme Reed heard during each conversation was the frustration taxpayers have with … Continue reading →

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Balanced Budget Baloney

Posted on May 1, 2015 by whungerford

You balance your budget and live within your means. Washington should do the same.–Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) Is Tom right to link a balanced budget to “living within your means? Certainly not. An individual might take on debt to buy … Continue reading →

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Rep. Amash, a fiscal conservative, on the budget

Posted on March 26, 2015 by whungerford

“I would rather keep all the levels (of spending) lower and stick to the sequester. But there are people in leadership who live outside of reality and want to increase things that Republicans like and pretend Democrats don’t exist.–Rep. Amash … Continue reading →

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Recent votes in the House

Posted on July 4, 2014 by whungerford

Why does Rep. Reed vote as he does? His constituents can only wonder. Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) reports on his votes; Tom Reed seldom does. Consequently, even when we know how Rep. Reed voted, we seldom understand his reasoning. Tom … Continue reading →

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