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03/11/2017 / By Mike Adams

The BAD logic behind BIG government

If government creates abundance, why is anybody poor anywhere in the world? Why don’t governments simply “flip a switch” and make everybody wealthy and end poverty and suffering worldwide? In this podcast, I explain why those arguing for BIG government suffer from BAD logic. If all-powerful government is so good for abundance and freedom, then […]

05/23/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

GAO: Military recruiting ads cost big bucks but there is no way to measure how effective they are

(BigGovernment.news) A Government Accountability Office report released last week says the Department of Defense’s spending on recruitment advertising lacks sufficient oversight and clear objectives to reach its goals. The Defense Department (DoD) has asked Congress for a $575-million ad budget to help the services meet their recruitment goals in fiscal year 2017. The GAO report assessed […]

04/27/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Kansas governor says he’ll take spending cuts over tax hikes any day

(BigGovernment.news) Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has doubled down on his stand against tax increases despite growing criticism from even formerly ardent supporters, arguing there is little use in having a debate about raising rates for small businesses — or anyone else. Gov. Brownback made the statement last week after the publication of revised revenue estimates that predict […]

04/06/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Obama continues to push $66 billion for preschool, despite concerns

(BigGovernment.news) A proposal for universal preschool in President Barack Obama’s final budget would add $66 billion to federal spending over the next decade, despite recent findings in Tennessee that show such programs have minimal impact on achievement. This is the third year the Obama administration has pushed Congress for an expanded federal-state partnership for school […]

03/29/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Rand Paul announces big government waste ‘bracket’ winners

(BigGovernment.news) After a bracket-style competition, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) says $50,000 spent by the federal government helping deported Salvadorans start businesses was the “champion” of a contest on ill-spent federal dollars for 2015. The program, a grant from the Inter-American Foundation to the non-profit Insituto Salvadorno Del Migrante, or Institute for Salvadoran Migrants, specifically targets illegal […]

03/28/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Once again, loud and clear: School funding not tied to educational outcomes and achievement

(BigGovernment.news) You’ve likely heard the argument, mostly from Democrats, that primary education funding in America is too low, and that if we ever want to rise to the top again we’re going to have to dedicate more resources (read money) to our schools. Turns out that this argument is not just bogus, but historically incorrect. […]

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