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  • How It Took 35 Years to Wreck the U.S. Economy

    By Nick Gillespie, Reason

    The chart below put together by my frequent collaborator Veronique de Rugy is, simply put, terrifying. It shows the growth in inflation-adjusted federal outlays per capita. So what you're looking at...

  • Romney Veers Dangerously Off Economic Message

    By Eric Pianin

    Barely two weeks after accepting his party’s nomination in Tampa, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney abruptly pivoted from his relentless attack on President Obama’s handling of the economy...

  • Billions Wasted on Approved Bogus Disability Claims

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    Social Security disability claims are being awarded haphazardly—potentially costing taxpayers billions of dollars—as federal officials try to work through a massive backlog of cases, according to a...

  • Top 10 Tax Breaks that May Be Eliminated

    By Eric Pianin

    Which tax breaks would you eliminate? Here are the top ten in terms of cost, including the mortgage deduction, tax-free health insurance, and capital gains and dividends, which are taxed at low rates.

  • Voters, Clueless about Fiscal Cliff, In for a Shock

    By Eric Pianin

    The nation may be barreling towards a fiscal cliff at the end of the year, but members of Congress returning from a five-week recess say their constituents seem more focused on jobs, the deficit and...