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Risky schemes and squandered opportunities: A comparison of Al Gore's and George W. Bush's spending proposals
Source: NTU
Country: United States

Both major-party candidates for president "are campaigning on who can spend the surplus quicker," though Gore has made, by far, the more expensive promises. (8/18/00)

The return of the living dead: Federal programs that survived the Republican revolution
Source: Cato Institute
Author: Stephen Moore and Stephen Slivinski
Country: United States

"The 106th Congress is well on its way to becoming the largest-spending Congress on domestic social programs since the late 1970s... A major reason for all the new spending is the inability or unwillingness of Republicans to eliminate virtually any government program." (7/24/00)

Kiss Your Balanced Budget Goodbye
Source: Heartland Institute
Author: Adrian Moore
Country: United States

Our current government financial management standards discourage maintenance of equipment and facilities, encourage year-end spending sprees, and pass liabilities off on future generations so that public officials can spend today. In short, they do not specify accountability. That is about to change, thanks to new standards for state and local government accounting.

Ten good reasons to eliminate funding for the NEA
Source: Heritage Foundation
Author: Laurence Jarvik, PHD
Country: United States

According to Jarvik, the National Endowment for the Arts is an unwarranted extension of the federal government into the voluntary sector. He offers ten reasons why we should eliminate taxpayer funding to the NEA. (9/99)

Fiscal policy report card on America's governors: 2000
Source: The Cato Institute
Author: Stephen Moore and Stephen Slivinski
Country: United States

This report grades America's governors on their fiscal policy record. "Those governors with the most fiscally conservative records -- the tax and budget cutters -- receive the highest grades." It is available in Adobe PDF. (2/12/01)

Surplus again much larger than expected — and still no tax cuts
Source: Institute for Policy Innovation
Country: United States

"Budget surpluses have again far exceeded the projections of government forecasters, and again, the federal government has failed to return even a portion of these excess taxes to the private sector, where productivity takes place." (11/30/99)

Congressional testimony regarding the Line Item Veto
Source: The Cato Institute
Author: Stephen Moore
Country: United States

Stephen Moore testifies before the House Committee on Judiciary regarding the effectiveness of the Line Item Veto. (3/23/00)

Clinton's budget focus: more spending not debt reduction
Source: Heritage Foundation
Author: Peter Sperry
Country: United States

"Now that President Bill Clinton's veto pen has ended any hope of meaningful tax reduction this year, Congress has two options for what to do with the $268 billion surplus: Use it to reduce the federal debt or spend it. It is clear that as Congress tries to finish fiscal year (FY) 2001 appropriations, the President has made his choice; spending is more important than debt reduction." (9/21/00)

The federal budget and interest rates
Source: Small Business Survival Committee
Author: Raymond J. Keating
Country: United States
E-mail: rkeat614@aol.com

SBSC chief economist Keating critically examines the idea that budget surpluses have lowered interest rates and therefore spurred economic growth. Keating argues that there is no hard-and-fast relationship between the federal budget and interest rates. (11/14/00)

The fiscal plans of Al Gore and George Bush: A comparison
Source: Institute for Policy Innovation
Author: Gary Robbins and Aldona Robbins
Country: United States

"This Issue Brief compares the tax and spending plans of Al Gore and George Bush, and provides both static and dynamic forecasting of the economic effects of the candidates' proposals." (10/9/00)

Broadband deployment and the digital divide: A primer
Source: The Cato Institute
Author: Wayne A. Leighton
Country: United States

"[B]roadband tax credits or subsidies appear to be an unwise, unnecessary, and expensive approach to what is quickly becoming a nonproblem." This report is available in Adobe PDF. (08/07/01)

Who's afraid of the national debt?
Source: Institute for Policy Innovation
Author: Lawrence A. Hunter and Steve Conover
Country: United States

"National debt is widely and falsely feared. Prudent use of debt can be a tool of national greatness. Using debt to overhaul the current tax code and transition Social Security into pre-funded private accounts would significantly enhance the nation's economic well being." (07/25/01)

Democrat candidates' platforms would increase deficit
Source: NTU
Country: United States
E-mail: pressguy@ntu.org

"All the [Democrat] Presidential challengers have to varying degrees disparaged the current size of federal deficits.... Yet, our examination of the candidates' spending promises reveals an inconvenient fact: the deficit potholes they're complaining about on the road to the White House would only deepen under their own policies." (1/19/04)

The corporate welfare budget bigger than ever
Source: The Cato Institute
Author: Stepehn Slivinski
Country: United States

This report examines the expanding federal budget for corporate welfare. It is available in Adobe PDF. (10/10/01)

An inventory of high-tech pork-barrel spending
Source: Cato Institute
Author: Adam Thierer, Clyde Wayne Crews Jr. and Thomas Pearson
Country: United States

Report argues that federal meddling in the new realms of telecommunications and internet technology risks politicizing emerging technologies, which could subject them to excessive regulation, and the whims of legislators. (Full report is available as PDF file) (10/28/02)

Farm subsidies at record levels as Congress considers new farm bill
Source: The Cato Institute
Author: Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven
Country: United States

This report examines farm subsidies and concludes that "Congress should push the farm sector back into the market economy by repealing federal farm subsidies." It is available in Adobe PDF. (10/18/01)

Mid-Year Review of State Budget Policy
Source: American Legislative Exchange Council
Country: United States

This report criticizes the billions of dollars in state tax increases that have occurred recently, and warns of larger increase for fiscal year 2003. (PDF file) (07/01/02)

Budget-cutting strategies for cash-strapped states
Source: ALEC
Author: William D. Eggers
Country: United States

Eggers offers state leaders a comprehensive evaluation of state budgets, offering strategies for cutting state budget deficits, including short-, medium-, and long-term plans for reducing the cost of government. (PDF file) (11/02)

America's bittersweet sugar policy
Source: The Cato Institute
Author: Mark Groombridge
Country: United States

This report examines the preferential loan agreements and tariff rate quotas the U.S. government gives to American sugar producers. This program, says Groombridge, "is a classic case of concentrated benefits and dispersed costs" for which consumers suffer the most. The report is available in Adobe PDF. (12/04/01)

Private prisons save taxpayer dollars
Source: OTA
Author: James F Blumstein and Mark A Cohen
State: OH, Country: United States

"[I]ntroducing private prisons into states that do not currently utilize them could reduce public prison operating costs in a single state by an average $20 million annually." (PDF file) (4/03)

Crisis in State Spending
Source: American Legislative Exchange Council
Author: Dr. Richard Vedder
Country: United States

"This handbook documents [the robust growth of state spending in the 1990's], discusses some of its consequences, and outlines some strategies to alleviate this problem in the future." It is available in Adobe PDF. (01/02)

Citizens' Budget Reports: Improving Performance and Accountability in Government
Source: Reason Public Policy Institute
Author: Geoffrey F. Segal and Adam B. Summers
Country: United States

This study "demonstrates how four major city governments – Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, and San Jose – have improved their customer service, effectiveness, and accountability through performance measurement." It is available in Adobe PDF. (03/02)

Creating a performance-based electronic government
Source: Reason Public Policy Institute
Author: Carl D. DeMaio
Country: United States

This report yields insight on the progress being made by federal agencies as they struggle to define and measure their e-government initiatives. (PDF file) (10/31/02)

The President's fiscal year 2004 budget in perspective
Source: Tax Foundation
Author: John S. Barry
Country: United States

Brief, clear analysis of President Bush's proposed budget, including a chart comparing it, across different areas, to various historical data. (2/4/03)

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