Tax Dollars

Health Care: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

We've recently seen the abortion rhetoric really heat up to ridiculous proportions. Those with opposing views are being stereotyped and demonized. And facts are taking a back seat to sound bytes.

Citi Park Crumbles, Just Like The Mets

New York Post | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York


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U.S. Tax Dollars Go To Diageo, Captain Morgan Rum Maker

latimes.com | TOM HAMBURGER and PETER WALLSTEN | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business


Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. With little fanfare, a deal is moving forward to direct billions in U.S. tax dollars to an unlikely beneficiary -- th...

Obstructionist Lawmakers Harm Animals and the Economy

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics


Michael Markarian

If they were truly concerned about the economy, self-described fiscal conservatives like Boehner, Bishop, and King should have been the first to line up today in support of the mustang legislation.

A. I. Gee Whiz, Give Me A ****ing Break!

Dave Hackel | Posted 04.25.2009 | Business


Dave Hackel

When the stock market first tanked and everyone began to panic, I was right there near the head of the line. I had unknowingly put my money in something called "The Ever Growing List Of Failures Fund."

Paulson Cuts Goldman Sachs a Sweetheart Deal

Marco Trbovich | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


Marco Trbovich

An analysis of the bailout deals Paulson has been cutting with taxpayer dollars reveals he's giving the culprits who created the nation's credit crisis what amount to sweetheart deals.