Tag Archives: deficit reduction

Federal Borrowing to Pay for State Spending

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Jim

A few months ago before Google Bard was rebranded as Gemini, I asked it several questions to assess the state of AI. Like any “expert” the answer from an AI needs to be verified by human intelligence and may include … Continue reading →

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What should Congress do? #4 Sell Federal Assets

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Jim

Given President Obama’s abdication in presenting select priorities to the Congress, Selfish Citizenship took the initiative to spell out the top seven legislative priorities for 2013 at the beginning of the year. The federal government should increase its sale of … Continue reading →

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What should Congress do? #3 Eliminate Small Programs

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Jim

Given President Obama’s abdication in presenting select priorities to the Congress, Selfish Citizenship took the initiative to spell out the top seven legislative priorities for 2013 at the beginning of the year. The federal government funds many small programs unrelated … Continue reading →

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The Federal Sequester Has Delayed Your Life and Cancelled Your Flight

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Jim

Today the FAA began its sequester furloughs with a resulting rash of flight delays, especially in NYC and DC. I became aware of the issue when a coworker was trapped in New York and we did not know when to … Continue reading →

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NJ Gov. Christie Evades Government Spending in Union Giveaway

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Jim

Bloomberg reports that New Jersey’s unfunded public employee pension liability increased by $5.5 in 2012, which is a 13% increase in the states total unfunded pension liability. As I have written before in the case of Obama’s $761.5 billion accounting … Continue reading →

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