Tag Archives: Spending

Free Stuff
Either people are remarkably ignorant of how government works, or they’re remarkably disingenuous and deceitful. The frequent charge thrown at any candidate running for office who makes campaign promises to provide services, is that they’re giving away “free stuff” to win votes. Bernie Sanders is the latest target of these falsehoods by conservative pundits and […]
Checking in on the Republicans
As I wrote a few months ago, the Republicans stormed into power across the country riding a wave of voter anger and Tea Party fueled angst over government spending. A prolonged unemployment slump caused voters to pull the lever for the GOP who promised to restore sanity to government spending and end job killing legislation […]