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This Week in Government Failure

Posted By Tad DeHaven On December 10, 2010 @ 4:18 pm In Tax and Budget Policy | Comments Disabled

Over at Downsizing the Federal Government ^[1], we focused on the following issues this week:

Unfortunately, the president’s Fiscal Commission ^[2] appears to have operated on the premise that the federal government should continue to do everything it now does.
Getting Rep. Jeff Flake ^[3] on appropriations is a step in the right direction, but his appointment can’t be a token gesture.
A new study finds that policymakers needn’t fear spending cuts ^[4].
House Republican leaders’ support for “Prince of Pork” ^[5] Hal Rogers to chair the chamber’s appropriations committee is a slap in the face of voters who demanded change in November.
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm ^[6], whose state’s unemployment rate is almost 13 percent, has advice for Washington on how to create jobs. No, it’s not April 1st.

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[1] Downsizing the Federal Government: http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/

[2] Fiscal Commission: http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/the-fiscal-commissions-omission

[3] Rep. Jeff Flake: http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/rep-jeff-flake-appropriations

[4] spending cuts: http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/policymakers-neednt-fear-spending-cuts

[5] “Prince of Pork”: http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/prince-pork-chair-appropriations

[6] Gov. Jennifer Granholm: http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/bad-advice-gov-polar-star

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