Tax-supported institutions are ripe for reform so tax dollars can be saved. Officials, elected and appointed, acknowledge this, but seem stumped on how to move beyond rhetoric to action. This is true not only in the United States but worldwide. According to the Center for International Development at Harvard University, government procurement accounts for […]
Seattle 520 Bridge Spending and Benefits.
According to news reports. The new toll imposed on the Seattle 520 Bridge will add a lane to each side… What they have not made clear to the public is what that lane will be used for… Apparently, these lanes are currently proposed to be used as "Transit only". Toll payers are left […]
Ireland has an austerity plan to reduce public spending by 1,400 million in 2012
This sum is add another 755 million euros that the Dublin government intends to cut spending on infrastructure, announced days ago. "Our country has suffered a major economic crisis in living memory, which has caused a big drop in state revenues," they say. Ireland seeks to reach a balanced budget and save 3,800 million […]
Reduction in Federal Government Spending Impacts Work for Private Sector Printers
Printing work from the federal government to private sector printers declined for the third straight quarter according to data from the United States Government Printing Office (GPO). First quarter 2011 (1Q11) volume, to more than 1,300 printers that produce about 70% of GPO’s printing, was $61 for January through March compared to $66 million for 4Q10, $82 […]
Stimulus Spending Hits $257 Billion, But the ‘Pipeline’ Is Still Emptying
According to the latest available numbers, the federal government has spent $257 billion [1] of last February’s nearly $800 billion economic stimulus package. The number combines $164 billion in spending and an estimated $93 billion in tax cuts. The latest numbers, which you can see on our interactive Stimulus Progress Bar [1], show a continued […]
U.S. Senate Passes A 1.1 Trillion Dollar Spending Bill
The Senate has passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill that contains more money for health, education, law enforcement and veterans’ programs. On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal. Italian news reports say that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was punched in the face at a rally in […]
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