Washington Waste Watchers target federal waste
Three freshman House members Diaz-Balart Feeney and Hensarling form Washington Waste Watchers to spotlight waste fraud and abuse in federal programs weekly from the House floor. They argue deficit rhetoric masks mismanagement while lawmakers push pork barrel spending and tax increases. Citizens Against Government Waste backs the push as a path to accountability.
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Congress
Bush
Washington
House
Mario Diaz-Balart
Tom Feeney
Florida
Jeb Hensarling
Texas
Diaz-Balart
Citizens Against
Tom Schatz
Diaz-Balart, Feeney, Hensarling and Co
Texas lawmakers contact points listed for officials
State Officials Rep. George E Buddy West of Odessa Rep Tom Craddick of Midland Sen Teel Bivins of Amarillo Gov Rick Perry based in Austin provide mailing addresses in the report.
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George E
Buddy” West
Odessa
Austin
Texas
Tom Craddick
Midland
Teel Bivins
Amarillo
Rick Perry
State Capitol
Numbers and Class Do Not Define Wealth Or Rank
Sowell argues that IRS data on the top 400 earners and mobility across income brackets is misunderstood. He notes many individuals move in and out of top earnings over years, wealth assets differ from income, and media fixates on class. He cites changes in families like Rockefellers and Hunts.
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Internal Revenue Service
Wall Street Journal
IRS
United States
Britain
Holland
New Zealand
California
Forbes Magazine
Sowell
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
The Times column and corporate welfare critique misfires
Michelle Malkin argues The New York Times benefits from state subsidies and federal bonds for a private Times Square headquarters. She accuses the paper of hypocrisy for opposing corporate welfare while benefiting from eminent domain, tax exemptions, and public land giveaways.
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The
New York Times
Times
New York City
Ground Zero
Lower Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Times Square
Empire State Development Corporation
Eighth Avenue
40Th
41St Streets
the Times
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
W. Ted McGrath
Washington, D.C
Institute For Justice
Teels
New York
Libertarian Party
Richard Cooper
Nicholas Kristof
Paul Krugman
Kristof
Texas Rangers
Bush
Malkin
Los Angeles Daily News
Seattle Times
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Public Forum
Link
Freedom
Pulrzer Prize
Equiu
Cehens Farm
Patrick Canty
John Kerr
Ken Broona
Birt Salter
HO Chi Ninh City
Thomas Sowell
Michelle Malkin
Vlallard
Jillmore
By Bruce Tinsley
Bre Winton
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