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• The Pentagon as a Jobs Program, Part II Mon May 13
  Tad DeHaven
  Last week I discussed the tendency for policymakers to treat the Pentagon like a giant jobs program. It was prompted by an article from the Associated Press on members of Congress shoving unwanted upgraded Abrams tanks down taxpayers’ throats because retooling tanks sustains jobs back in the district. ... more
• The Pentagon as a Jobs Program Mon May 6
  Tad DeHaven
  Over the past two years Congress has spent almost a half billion taxpayer dollars—and wants to spend another $436 million—upgrading Abrams tanks that experts and the Army itself say aren’t needed. ... more
• Duplicative Government Programs Are a Symptom of the Problem Mon Apr 22
  Tad DeHaven
  As I often point out, waste always comes with government the same way a Happy Meal always comes with a toy and drink. There is duplication and waste in the federal government because it has become massive and there are virtually no limits on what politicians can spend money on. ... more
• Awaiting Obama’s Latest Budget Proposal Mon Apr 8
  Tad DeHaven
  The president will apparently propose modest measures to slow the growth in entitlement spending in exchange for more tax increases. That would raise hopes for what the Beltway class likes to refer to as the “grand bargain,” but for those of us who are looking for considerably less government in our lives it would hardly be cause for enthusiasm. ... more
• Why I’m Not a Conservative Mon Mar 18
  Tad DeHaven
  More effective (or efficient) government is also what liberals stand for ... more
• Sequestration and Voter Ignorance Mon Mar 11
  Tad DeHaven
  Saturday Night Live’s mocking of the administration’s sky-is-falling posture is a hopeful indication that the anti-spending cuts politicians might have overplayed their hand. ... more
• Sequestration: Governors Are a Special Interest Too Sun Mar 3
  Tad DeHaven
  Every federal dollar that a state politician can spend is a dollar that he or she doesn’t have to ask his or her voters to part with. ... more
• The Areas Affected by Sequestration Should be Cut Fri Feb 22
  Tad DeHaven
  Many of these areas have been covered by Cato’s Downsizing Government website. The following is a “guide” for those who are interested in alternative points of view (and who haven’t already sought refuge in a bunker). ... more
• Those Phantom Spending ‘Cuts’ from 2011 Tue Feb 19
  Tad DeHaven
  Fahrenthold’s piece is a good reminder of how unserious politicians from both parties are about cutting spending. But I want to make two additional points. ... more
• Local Media Fuels Anti-Sequestration Cuts Hysteria Mon Feb 18
  Tad DeHaven
  Not surprisingly, special interests have been more than willing to assist reporters in spreading the doom and gloom. ... more
• Defense Spending Hasn’t Been Cut by $600 Billion Mon Feb 11
  Tad DeHaven
  The following chart illustrates why it is ridiculous to act as if smaller future increases in projected spending amount to realized spending cuts. The chart shows the Congressional Budget Office’s August 2001 baseline estimate of defense spending from 2002 to 2011 versus the actual outlays ... more

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