Budget and Tax
Tuesday, July 31, 2007Putting School Spending on Auto-PilotFiled As: Budget and Tax, Education (k-12)What do you think about putting your state government's largest (or second-largest) expenditure beyond the reach of the elected officials, and into the hands of the permanent bureaucracy? That's the proposal facing Ohio, says the Buckeye Institute. ... more »»
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Monday, July 30, 2007"Healthy Wisconsin" is on Life SupportGov. Doyle keeping his distance Filed As: Budget and Tax, Health CareHealthy Wisconsin is the universal health care plan hatched at the eleventh hour in the Democratic controlled State Senate. Although the proposal is garnering national attention, there is little likelihood it will be enacted this session. Even Democratic more »»
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Monday, July 16, 2007NM's “Roadrunner” Richardson: Not a Fiscal ConservativeFiled As: Budget and Tax, GeneralPaul Gessing, president of New Mexico’s Rio Grand Foundation, asserts Democratic presidential aspirant Bill Richardson hasn’t earned “his stripes as a ‘fiscal conservative’.” Gessing takes the state's governor ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 3, 2007Special Pleading and Special SessionsHopes of coal liquification in Kentucky Filed As: Budget and Tax, EnvironmentGov. Ernie Fletcher (R-Kentucky) wants a special session to discuss handouts "for energy companies looking to build alternative fuels facilities." The Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007Surprising Tax BurdensFiled As: Budget and TaxWhich states have the highest taxes? You might be surprised. Taxachusetts? Not quite. If you compare states by how large state and local tax collections are as a percentage of personal income, Massachusetts ranks only 32 in the states, though those governments still manage to take over 10 percent ... more »»
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Thursday, July 12, 2007Whither Goeth the Deficit?Filed As: Budget and TaxBuried on page 11 of my local paper this morning was a story about President Bush pointing out that the Federal deficit will decline again this year. Since most people would consider this a positive development I was naturally surprised that it got such little play. But I shouldn’t be. I view it as ... more »»
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Monday, July 2, 2007Higher Labor Costs, Higher TaxesFiled As: Budget and Tax, Municipal Services, PrivatizationThe Allegheny Institute for Public Policy, which analyzes policy in western Pennsylvania, reminds us of the link between an expensive public workforce and high taxes. In its policy brief (PDF) Pittsburgh Finances: A Long Way to Go, ... more »»
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Friday, June 29, 2007ND Education Spending: On a (Don’t) Need to Know BasisFiled As: Budget and Tax, Education (k-12), GeneralWhat is there to hide about North Dakota education spending? A North Dakota Policy Council policy paper recently suggested that school budgets be posted online. For this fundamental, progressive idea of transparent government, a North Dakota Democratic Party–NPL more »»
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Friday, June 29, 2007Ten Principles for GoverningFiled As: Budget and Tax, GeneralWhen we get caught up in the mechanics of policy--cap and trade versus tax, premium assistance versus regulatory relief, and so forth--it's easy to lose sight of fundamental guiding principles. The Mississippi Center for Public Policy offers a reminder of some core ideas that should shape any ... more »»
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Thursday, June 28, 2007Retirement: Not What it Used to BeFiled As: Budget and Tax, EmploymentDo people who work for government "sacrifice" to serve the common good? Listen to this news from the Chickashaw News, of Oklahoma:
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