MetaFilter posts tagged with governmentspending

The cost of war

hard rain — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:45:44 -0800

National Priorities Project for what its worth...

Boondoggles and Barrels O' Pork -

piedrasyluz — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:01:37 -0800

Federal Business Opportunities

Ever wanted to know where all your tax dollars really go? Mosey on over to FedBizOpps.gov and search the nice little database they've got there for all those federal business opportunities you just can't wait to bid on....How about making a wearable computer for the Navy? Want to perform for the USO? How about getting paid to surf the intarwebs to defeat the terrorists? The Special Operations Command has the job for you! Looking to unload 30 million tons of beef? You've got a buyer! Gather wild horses for the Dept of Ag! Haul carcasses in the search for mad cow disease! Oh, and by the way, the Iraqi Army needs some clarinets...

Bush=Nixon?

monju_bosatsu — Mon, 29 Dec 2003 14:18:54 -0800

What if Bush is a Nixonian liberal?

Deficit, anyone?

monju_bosatsu — Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:25:52 -0800

Is the budget deficit going to be the other shoe that drops on the Bush administration? In the OMB's mid-session review [pdf], it admits the federal budget deficit would balloon to a record $455 billion this fiscal year after absorbing immediate costs from the war in Iraq, and then climb $20 billion higher in 2004. That's a 50% increase since the administration's last forecast five months ago. At least a few economists think even that number is underestimated. To top it off, the consequences of an increasingly large deficit and accompanying tax cuts are being passed on to the states. How's that for a neat twist on federalism?