by James Fite | Jan 17, 2018 | Politics
It’s that time again. Congress must meet and agree, at least mostly, on just how much money they’ll need to run the nation and where best to apply it. Should they fail in this task – gasp – the federal government “shuts down.” Will they shut it down? Probably not –...
by Nathan Steelwater | Dec 18, 2017 | Military Affairs
On Tuesday, 12 December, President Trump signed the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This defense bill authorizes almost $700 billion to the Defense Department; $634 billion to the base defense budget and $66 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations....
by Dan Ingram | Mar 26, 2017 | All Featured Articles, Economic Affairs News
While the budget contains some positive ideas mixed with some negative ones, some topics do not belong in either category. In part three, we explore the ugly side of the budget. Mandatory spending, otherwise known as entitlement spending, is a much larger portion of...
by Dan Ingram | Mar 25, 2017 | Economic Affairs News
In part one of this series, we looked at some of the nineteen federal agencies that will disappear under Trump’s new budget. After careful consideration, a few of these agencies and programs should actually be spared. Every government dollar spent should pass three...
by Dan Ingram | Mar 24, 2017 | All Featured Articles, Economic Affairs News
Editor’s Note: This is a three-part series on the Trump budget. Part 1 focuses on the good things about the budget plan; Parts 2 and 3 will look at the not-so-positive things about the plan. Did you know that the little “Energy Star” icon on your appliances is...
