Posts tagged Government Spending

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Anti-Terrorism Spending 50,000 Times More Than on Any Other Cause of Death

The US spends more than $500 million per victim on anti-terrorism efforts.  However, cancer research spending is only $10,000 per victim.  Evolutionary psychology may offer an explanation for this irrational threat amplification. But first a message from NATIONAL REPUBLICAN campaign [...]
Ron Paul, Budget Cutter

GOP Presidential Candidates’ Budget Plans EXPOSED!!!

GOP Candidate Ron Paul has produced a detailed budget containing over $1 trillion in first-year reductions. Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich have only indicated that they would attempt to repeal Obamacare saving an average of $20 billion a year. Why Do the Candidates’ Budget [...]
Armey-Curve

Get Society Rich Quick: The Ideal Level of Government Spending

It is commonly claimed that government spending is good for the economy, but the statistics show the opposite.  Most recent studies find a negative correlation between total government size and economic growth. Why is economic growth important?  Because wealthier societies are generally happier [...]
Huge American Bailout Costs

Bailout Costs $16,000 per Worker

This is the only clear examination of the true costs of the bailouts that I’ve seen. These ideas are so simple, yet so rarely ever expressed in the mainstream media.
Debt to GDP Rate Increases

The Future of US Government Debt

Those defending the huge budget deficit incurred by the massive federal stimulus package often say, “These are extraordinary times. We can’t afford to worry about the national debt now. We’ll be in a better position to deal with that later.” The falsehood of dealing with the government debt [...]
Smiley Money Face

A More Progressive Tax System Makes People Happier

From medicalnewstoday.com: The way some people talk, you’d think that a flat tax system – in which everyone pays at the same rate regardless of income – would make citizens feel better than more progressive taxation, where wealthier people are taxed at higher rates. Indeed, the U.S. has [...]
Socialism for the Rich

Voters See ‘Corporate Welfare’ Programs As A Good Place To Cut Government Spending

15% of Likely U.S. Voters think the federal government should continue to provide funding for foreign countries to buy military weapons from U.S. companies. Seventy percent (70%) oppose this funding to promote U.S. arms sales. Fifteen percent (15%) are undecided about it.  (To see survey [...]
Rich Docs: Average Doctor Salary vs Median Income

Government Pays Doctors $44,000 to Use an iPad

More upward wealth redistribution from the good folks at the Obama administration! Now starving doctors will finally be able to afford an iPad thanks to your generous tax contribution! With the increased efficiency of electronic record keeping they’ll probably even be able to fire some of [...]
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