Q&A: What Happens During a Government Shutdown?
Some of the claims being made about what happens to the federal government when there is a funding lapse are almost hysterical – Senator Tom… Read More
Some of the claims being made about what happens to the federal government when there is a funding lapse are almost hysterical – Senator Tom… Read More
The Congressional Budget Office just dropped a budget update on Washington, and it’s not good. The U.S. government is spending recklessly—and Obamacare is adding fuel… Read More
Economy News
The release of today’s Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report on the long-term budget outlook sends one message loud and clear: The U.S. spending and debt… Read More
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law on August 14, 1935, he referred to it as “a law which will give some… Read More
Dave Camp (R–MI), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has announced a series of hearings on bipartisan entitlement reform proposals, the first of… Read More
President Obama traveled to Illinois today to give the same tired, worn-out economic speech he’s been giving for almost five years now. Rather than offering… Read More
In a recent video by ReasonTV, Nick Gillespie describes Social Security as a “fiscal and demographic disaster.” Heritage research provides further support that the program… Read More
An individual with $150,000 in the bank received Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a program intended for blind, disabled, or elderly individuals with limited financial resources,… Read More
The number of people on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) reached a record high this year. But a large number of people are double-dipping from both… Read More
The Senate will begin debate on the Gang of Eight’s immigration proposal next week. Here are four words to watch out for as the Senators… Read More