Transportation
Don’t Get Fooled Again – Auto Bailouts Still Stink
On Tuesday, May 24, 2011, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) unveiled a video that can only be described as the first Obama-for-President advertisement of the 2012 election cycle. The video purports to skewer likely presidential candidates Mitt...
CAGW SUPPORTS PRESIDENT’S VETO THREAT ON ALT. ENGINE LANGUAGE
For Immediate Release
CAGW Issues Spending Cut of the Week: Amtrak
CAGW Issues Spending Cut of the Week: Amtrak
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,...
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...
Carolina on Taxpayers Minds
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) has never been accused of being a fiscal hawk. In fact, he is quite well known for bringing home the bacon. CAGW’s 2010 Congressional Pig Book documented 41 earmarks worth $55 million requested by Rep. Clyburn.
GM’s “Claims” of Repayment
During the economic crisis that unfolded over the last few years, the federal government became the lender of the last resort, not because it had any money, but because it had the ability to borrow money on behalf of the taxpayers to lend to...
Taxpayer Money Flying Out the Door
Even if many Americans don’t think that the stimulus package is working, there is still a desire to ensure that the money is being spent wisely rather than being thrown down a rat hole. But, the news that is trickling out from the states does not...
