To Tax Cut Critics: Give Yours Back!
by: Elizabeth L. Wright

Ever since President Bush and Congress passed legislation that will provide more than $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years, the tax and spend crowd has been clamoring for their repeal. Calling them, ???tax cuts for the rich,??? ???evil,??? and ???irresponsible,??? their voices are becoming even more shrill as spending for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita climbs along with the federal deficit that hit $319 billion the third highest ever in fiscal 2005. Citizens Against Government Waste has long argued that out-of-control spending, not tax cuts, is the root cause of deficit spending.

Hurricane of Waste
by: Laura Lucia

It was widely reported that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) greatly overpaid for the use of cruise ships, with Carnival Cruise Lines reaping more than $236 million to house a few thousand storm victims for six months. The cruise ship boondoggle was one of the the first of many stories about waste and ineptitude that have plagued the government's hurricane relief and recovery efforts. The continuing waste of tax dollars in the Gulf Coast cries out for better management and oversight at all levels.