Congress

Budget Battles

  • Make Them Pay: Protestors Target Corporations

    By Michelle Hirsch, The Fiscal Times

    Protestors took to the streets in seven cities across the U.S. to demand President Obama and Congress challenge corporations who use powerful tax attorneys to dodge paying their fair share of taxes.

  • Federal Debt: S&P Issues Negative Outlook

    By Jennifer Depaul, The Fiscal Times

    Standard & Poor’s provided a stern warning to the U.S., issuing a “negative outlook” on its economy because of uncertainty over the nation’s debt.

  • Foreign Aid to Tyrants Who Buy Gov’t Good Will

    By Jonathan Stern, The Fiscal Times

    Somalia is just one of dozens of repressive governments that are spending millions of dollars on PR to polish their images and keep their place in line for foreign aid.

  • Budget Deficit: Government Handouts Top Tax Income

    By James C. Cooper, The Fiscal Times

    Households received $2.3 trillion in government income support in February. Government cash accounts for 79 percent of household income growth since 2007. Since 2007, household tax payments have...

  • GOP Fundraising Off to Slow Start

    By T.W. FARNAM, The Washington Post

    The new Republican members of the House are off to a slow start in raising money for their reelection campaigns. On average, the GOP freshmen raised $176,000 for their campaigns during the first...