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Does Obamacare Save or Cost Money?

The strange world of congressional budget scoring obscures whether Obamacare saves or costs money, but it also provides insight into why the federal government is in such a financial mess. Revenue and cost figures are thrown about in an attempt to...

CAGW Staff January 26, 2011
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Net Loss

For many years there has been a vigorous debate on the pros and cons of net neutrality. On December 21, 2010, the nation took a technological step backwards when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to institute net neutrality rules on...

CAGW Staff January 26, 2011
The WasteWatcher

Federal Housing Administration: The Next Big Fannie?

In the upcoming session of the 112th Congress, lawmakers will be faced with the daunting challenge of what to do with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation’s two mortgage giants. These government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) have been under...

Leslie Paige January 26, 2011
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High-Speed Rail off the Tracks

When stumping for Rep. Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) in October 2010, Vice President Joe Biden made a telling statement regarding the government’s role in investments. He credited the government with “every single great idea that has marked the 21st century,...

CAGW Staff January 26, 2011
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New House Rules Focus Members on Making Serious Spending Cuts

On election day, taxpayers turned out in droves to support fiscally conservative candidates that they entrusted with the responsibility of cutting the federal budget, reducing the size of the national debt, and returning Congress to the hands of the...

CAGW Staff January 26, 2011
The WasteWatcher

Obama’s SOTU, Yet Another Disappointment for Taxpayers

During a time of record annual budget deficits and public debt, the country, more than ever, needs solutions to its fiscal problems. Most taxpayers were expecting the President’s State of the Union speech to signal a major policy shift, away from...

CAGW Staff January 26, 2011
Press Release

CAGW Urges DOD to Stop Funding the Alternate Engine

President Obama and Secretary Gates must eliminate government waste by not funding the alternate engine for the JSF.

Curtis Kalin January 5, 2011
Press Release

CAGW ISSUES SPENDING CUT ALERT ON THE DOLLAR COIN PROGRAM

CAGW ISSUES SPENDING CUT ALERT ON THE DOLLAR COIN PROGRAM

CAGW Staff December 16, 2010
Press Release

CAGW Issues Spending Cut Alert on the Alternate Engine Program

The alternate engine is a burden on taxpayers and the military.

CAGW Staff December 10, 2010
Press Release

CAGW ISSUES SPENDING CUT ALERT ON FEDERAL ETHANOL SUBSIDIES

CAGW ISSUES SPENDING CUT ALERT ON FEDERAL ETHANOL SUBSIDIES

CAGW Staff December 9, 2010
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Fiscal Commission: The First Step in a Journey of a Thousand Miles

On February 18, 2010 President Obama set up a bipartisan panel to address the deficit and debt.  Dubbed the National Commission on Fiscal Reform and Integrity, the effort was co-chaired by former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles and former...

CAGW Staff November 30, 2010
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All Signs Point to a Waste of Tax Dollars

A strange unfunded mandate from the federal government is slated to cost taxpayers millions of dollars over the next few years.  A new regulation by the Department of Transportation dictates that all street signs must be in a mix of upper and lower...

CAGW Staff November 30, 2010

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