Government Spending

Proposed Tax Hikes Would Target Families Earning $250K+

Economy Report: Stansberry & Associates Investment Research

The Presidential Divider

Charles Krauthammer On Obama’s Speech: “It Was A Disgrace”

AMERICANS WERE LIED TO: CBO Says Budget Deal Cuts Just $353 Million, Not $38 Billion

Ahead of Key Vote, Estimate Shows Budget Bill Saves Less Than Advertised

Former Crazy Eddie’s CFO Sam Antar sounds off on the government’s accounting tricks.

More Americans leaving workforce

Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise; Inflation Pressure Grows

Banks Face $3.6 Trillion ‘Wall’ of Debt: IMF

Rep. Ron Paul, (R-Texas), on why the budgets proposed so far do not go far enough in cutting spending.

Do These Numbers Show the Budget Deal Was a ‘Gigantic Fraud?’

Raise ‘Em! Obama’s Grand Plan Includes Increasing Taxes

Voters Want to Cut Spending Over Raising Taxes by 2-1

Why Monetary Expansion Must Stop

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Oil prices hit all-time high in Britain

UPDATE 2-Oil could hit $200-$300 on Saudi unrest-Yamani

Iran: No emergency OPEC meeting

Brent crude up more than $1, moves above $122/bbl

See The (Shocking) Numbers Behind the Jobs Numbers

Paul Ryan makes the case for staggering spending cuts

Republican Budget Plan to Eliminate National Debt: Ryan

Our budget cuts $6.2 trillion in spending from the president’s budget over the next 10 years and puts the nation on track to pay off our national debt.

READ: Full Text of House Republicans’ 2012 Budget Proposal

Cantor says White House increasing odds of shutdown

Pelosi: Republican Budget Will Force Seniors Into Starvation, Invokes Gospel of Matthew to Justify Bloated Government Spending

March Madness: U.S. Gov’t Spent More Than Eight Times Its Monthly Revenue

Gold in record territory, pushes past $1,443. Silver futures back at 31-year high

Air Force spending $4 million a day for Libya war

Geithner: Corporate Tax Plan in the Works

Poll reveals baby boomers’ retirement fears

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Unemployment Actually 10.2 Percent, 1 in 5 Workers Can’t Find Full-Time Job, Says Gallup

US Approaching Insolvency, Fix To Be ‘Painful’: Fisher

What’s Wrong with Government Debt

Americans losing confidence in government debt

Japan Quake Shakes U.S. Treasury Bond Market Get Ready for Financial Meltdown

World energy crunch as nuclear and oil both go wrong

Libya attacks spark oil price surge

Oil tops $105 per barrel

Existing-Home Sales Plunge, Setback for Housing Recovery

Meredith Whitney Changes Tune on Muni Bond Defaults

Top Dem Strategist: Soaring Prices Will Sink Obama in 2012

Court won’t stop Fed from revealing loan data

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CBO: Obama budget worse than projected on 10-year deficit

US Cost of Living Hits Record, Passing Pre-Crisis High

OIL FUTURES: Oil Surges As Libya Flares, Japan Crisis Ebbs

Consumer Take on Inflation May Be Different From Fed’s

Congress Passes Sixth Stopgap Bill to Keep Govt. Running

Frustration With Obama Builds

Obama Nominee Crumbles at Budget Hearing

The coming showdown between Boehner and Obama on Obamacare, NPR and EPA policy riders

Lack of voter confidence in direction of the country highest of Obama’s presidency

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GOP leaders, mainline caucus fume at conservative ‘no’ votes on three-week CR

U.S. Debt Jumped $72 Billion Same Day U.S. House Voted to Cut Spending $6 Billion

Spending Debate in Congress Divides GOP

Geithner says Congress must raise debt limit

Dollar at record low against yen

Food Costs Rise 3.9%, Most Since Late 1974

Wholesale prices rise last month

Inflation pressure bubbles, home building dives

Home Construction in U.S. Slumps, Producer Prices Rise in Recovery Hurdle

Silver Headed to $100, Gold Shares Manipulated

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Push for Spending Cuts as Government Shutdown Approaches

The Great US Collapse Nears

U.S. Debt and Deficits Ensure Violent Dollar Sell-Off Ahead

Growing chorus of Senate Republicans to oppose short-term spending bill

America to have the highest corporate tax rate in April

Angry voters oust Miami-Dade mayor in special vote

Ohio Governor Poses Steep Cuts to Trim Deficit

Quantitative Easing: Our Tiger by the Tail

RIP Shadow Banking System, Long Live QEx

Housing starts see biggest drop since 1984

Wholesale prices up 1.6 pct. on steep rise in food

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Hope and Change: Gas Prices Have Gone Up 67 Percent Since Obama Became President

January trade deficit jumps to $46.3 billion

Jobless Claims in the U.S. Rose 26,000 Last Week to 397,000

Economist warns of double dip recession if oil hits $140

U.S. Trade Gap Widens on Oil, Consumer Comfort Drops

U.S. Posts a Record $222.5 Billion Monthly Budget Shortfall

Worries about fallout of unrest on Egypt’s economy

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Gross Eliminates Government Debt From Pimco’s Flagship Total Return Fund

Gasoline cost to jump $700 for average household

Geithner says lending cuts could hurt U.S. influence

Senate Rejects Both GOP & Democratic Budgets

Obama prepared to veto spending bill if necessary

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China ‘Attacks the Dollar’

Why the Dollar’s Reign Is Near an End

The Dollar Collapse Will Shock the World

U.S. Mint Runs Out of Silver?

Rick Rule – Upside Blowout in Gold, Destabilization in Silver

Senate Democrats Unveil Spending Bill… With No Cuts!

Food Prices Reach Record High

UN: food prices hit record high in February

U.S. Postal Service insists it doesn’t need bailout, just access to overpaid retirement funds

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Government Waste By the Numbers: Report Identifies Dozens of Overlapping Programs

Here’s The Only Chart You Need To See To Understand Why The US Is Screwed

‘Green’ President Flies Personal Trainer to White House Each Week

Local Ohio Investigation: $65M in Stimulus Created Zero Jobs

Bernanke: Fed Ready to Tackle Inflation if Necessary

Oil prices jump on Middle East, Bernanke comments

Soaring Crude Prices Spark Selloff

China’s holdings of US debt larger than reported

Gold ends at record on inflation fears, Middle East unrest

Two-Week Spending Bill Speeds Toward Passage

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