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SCOTUS Ruling on Obamacare is Devastating to Taxpayers

SCOTUS Ruling on Obamacare is Devastating to Taxpayers

CAGW Staff June 28, 2012
Press Release

CAGW Slams FHA for Insuring Tax Delinquents

CAGW Slams FHA for Insuring Tax Delinquents

CAGW Staff June 27, 2012
Press Release

Senate Candidate David Dewhurst Signs CCAGW No Pork Pledge

Senate Candidate David Dewhurst Signs CCAGW No Pork Pledge

CAGW Staff June 22, 2012
Press Release

CCAGW Joins Coalition to Oppose 2012 Farm Bill

CCAGW Joins Coalition to Oppose 2012 Farm Bill

CAGW Staff June 20, 2012
Press Release

Taxpayer Watchdog Praises Rep. Flake on Earmarks

Taxpayer Watchdog Praises Rep. Flake on Earmarks

CAGW Staff June 13, 2012
The WasteWatcher

Gulp! Mayor Bloomberg’s Ban on Large Sodas is Hard to Swallow

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg believes that the local government should crack down to help those with a coke addiction…but he’s not talking about drug addicts. On May 31, 2012, Mayor Bloomberg proposed banning the sale of large-sized sodas,...

CAGW Staff June 12, 2012
The WasteWatcher

Government Waste Is Alive And Well In West Virginia

In 2009, the state of West Virginia was granted $126,323,296 instimulus funding for the “West Virginia Statewide Broadband Infrastructure Project” to increase broadband access in public facilities including schools, libraries, and hospitals i

CAGW Staff June 12, 2012
The WasteWatcher

Round 3: Net Neutrality Debate Continues

Even as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has yet to weigh in on the Verizon case against the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCCs) net neutrality 2010 Report and Order on Preserving the Open Internet (FCC 10-210),...

Deborah Collier June 12, 2012
The WasteWatcher

Reform the Senate Office Allowance System

A culture of inefficient government spending is endemic in Washington, D.C. However, such behavior is particularly frustrating for taxpayers when the rare example of spending less money produces an unsatisfactory outcome.

CAGW Staff June 12, 2012
The WasteWatcher

Higher Education: The Next Bubble

The nation’s outstanding student loan balance climbed to more than $1 trillion in May, which includes $460.2 billion held by the federal government. If the higher education bubble bursts, taxpayers will have to clean up the mess.

CAGW Staff June 12, 2012
The WasteWatcher

Tobacco Excise Taxes Burn Down Federal Revenues

An April 2012 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that excise tax increases on certain tobacco products have resulted in dramatic shifts by manufacturers and consumers toward lower tax products. Specifically, the implementation of...

CAGW Staff June 12, 2012
Press Release

Yucca Mountain Vote is a Win for Taxpayers

Yucca Mountain Vote is a Win for Taxpayers

CAGW Staff June 7, 2012

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