A grave $1.7 trillion to the national debt will be piled on over the next 10 years.
Treat: President Trump Issues Some Sweet Executive Orders
Adds $33 billion in savings from deregulation in the first two years of the Trump administration.
Trick: There Are a Dreadful Number of Earmarks
The cost of earmarks in FY 2019 was a horrifying $15.3 billion.
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Treat: Have Some Candy and Legally Bet on Your Favorite Sports Team
States with legal sports betting are thriving and bringing home the candied bacon.
Trick: The Socialism Apocalypse Is Upon Us
Socialist policies are rising from the dead and taking over like an infectious disease.
Elizabeth Warren’s Broadband Boondoggle
This is stimulus 2.0 that will sink our country deeper into debt.
Upstate New York Film Project Flops
When state officials decide to dabble in the movie making business, the plotline often takes an unfortunate twist.
Set the Sun on Solar Subsidies
In Nevada, one of many states where taxpayers have been subsidizing solar projects for years, the Public Utility Commission of Nevada (PUC) voted unanimously on December 23, 2015, to increase net metering rates over the next four years. Two days before the vote, SolarCity declared that it would cease operations in the state if the subsidies were repealed. However, the PUC’s decision did not mean the fight was completely over for Solar City and other providers.
Calling a Foul on Taxpayer-Funded Stadiums
State and local governments routinely approve plans to force taxpayers to subsidize professional sports arenas across the country. In a report released on December 20, 2013, Judith Grant Long, a professor of urban planning at Harvard University, found that taxpayers had doled out $12 billion to fund 51 major sports stadiums between 2001 and 2010, raising many questions about why taxpayers foot the bill for these facilities.
What’s Longer: TSA Lines or TSA Employee Retention?
This month, CAGW named Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson June’s Porker of the Month. The decision was a no-brainer, as he is the man behind the “nightmarish” Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lines across the country. While the agency claims things are getting better, there is overwhelming evidence to the contrary.