Negative Space: balanced budget
- Congress passes sound budget
- Today’s fiscally-sound budget is a compromise between the left-of-center Ryan roadmap and the right-of-center Rand proposal.
- The Family Cow
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If you kill the cow for steak today, you won’t have any milk tomorrow. We are digging deep into our national cash cows—taxpayers—and we’re going to soon run out.
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- Paul Ryan previews FY2012 budget, pushes back on political attacks
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“House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan previews the House Republicans’ FY2012 budget to be launched this week. While Chairman Ryan’s budget is determined to deliver a stronger, more prosperous America for the next generation, too many in Washington remain focused on their next election.”
- Feed Your Family on $10 Billion a Day
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“Seems like these days I hear a lot of whiney whiners whining about ‘out of control government spending’ and ‘insane deficits’ and such, trying to make hay out of a bunch of pointy-head boring finance hooey. Sure, $3.7 trillion of spending sounds like a big number. ‘Oh, boo-hoo, how are we going to get $3.7 trillion dollars? We’re broke, boo-hoo-hoo,’ whine the whiners. What these skinflint crybabies fail to realize is that $3.7 trillion is for an entire year—which translates into only a measly $10 billion per day!”
