President Obama’s freeze of the non-defense, non-homeland security side of the budget will do nothing to get us on the path of fiscal responsibility. Here’s why.
Veronique de Rugy writes an article about the historical trend of government spending in The American. According to Rugy, such efforts like the healthcare overhaul will not save taxpayers' money, because of the limitations and underestimation of long-term costs by the CBO.
Our nation is facing a budget crisis at both the state and federal levels. The federal government’s budget deficit reached $389 billion through the first three months of fiscal 2010 and states are expected to face cumulative budget shortfalls of $193 billion for fiscal year 2010.