Taxes & Economy

Final Numbers: Bush Biggest Spender Since LBJ

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 22, 2009

Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute updates the numbers on federal spending under George W. Bush with the final spending for FY 2009 in the books. While some of…

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Has George W. Bush Seen the Light?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 18, 2009

Ever since former president George W. Bush unveiled plans for the new presidential center in his name which would focus on fiscal restraint, he has faced fair amount of…

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More on the AIG Bonuses

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 19, 2009

Greg Mankiw notes that the AIG bonuses, which seem to be such a focus of Congressional leaders these days, amount to 0.001% of GDP – a pretty trivial amount…

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