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To: Southack
Federal Spending

Federal spending is up to historic levels, even discounting for national defense and the new Department of Homeland Security. Below, find the latest work Cato scholars have done on runaway federal spending.

From the Tax & Budget Bulletin

"On Spending, Bush Is No Reagan," by Veronique de Rugy and Tad DeHaven, Tax and Budget Bulletin No. 16, August 2003.

"The Federal Government in 2040," by Chris Edwards, Tax and Budget Bulletin No. 15, June 2003.

"Federal Government Should Increase Firing Rate," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, Tax and Budget Bulletin No. 10, November 2002.

"Corporate Welfare Update," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, Tax and Budget Bulletin No. 7, May 2002.

"“Sunsetting” to Reform and Abolish Federal Agencies," by Chris Edwards, Director of Fiscal Policy, Tax and Budget Bulletin No. 6, May 2002.

"Farm Reform Reversal," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, Tax and Budget Bulletin No. 2, March 2002.

Studies

"The Balanced Budget Veto: A New Mechanism to Limit Federal Spending," by Anthony W. Hawks, Policy Analysis No. 478, September 4, 2003.

"Farm Subsidies at Record Levels As Congress Considers New Farm Bill ," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, Cato Briefing Paper No. 70, October 18, 2001.

"The Return of the Living Dead: Federal Programs That Survived the Republican Revolution ," by Stephen Moore and Stephen Slivinski, Cato Policy Analysis No. 375, July 24, 2000.

Opinion and Commentary

"Reformed to Death," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, A Cato Commentary, Tech Central Station , August 1, 2003.

"The Mother of All Big Spenders: Bush spends like Carter and panders like Clinton.," by Veronique de Rugy and Tad DeHaven, A Cato Commentary, NRO, July 28, 2003.

"Bush’s Bigger, Fatter Welfare State," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, A Cato Commentary, NRO, July 18, 2003.

"Drugs for the Elderly . . . and Taxes for the Children.," by Chris Edwards, A Cato Commentary, NRO, June 24, 2003.

"What Fiscal Discipline?," by Veronique de Rugy and Tad DeHaven, A Cato Daily Commentary, June 14, 2003.

"Hey, Big Spender," by Veronique de Rugy and Tad DeHaven, A Cato Commentary, Tech Central Station, March 26, 2003.

"Bush’s Achilles’ Heel: Governement Spending Is Out of Control," by Veronique de Rugy, A Cato Commentary, NRO, February 12, 2003.

"Bush's Overspending Problem," by Chris Edwards, A Cato Commentary, The National Post, February 6, 2003.

"Averting War Between the Generations," by Chris Edwards, A Cato Commentary, Trenton Times, November 26, 2002.

"'Sunsetting' to Reform and Abolish Federal Agencies," by Chris Edwards, A Cato Daily Commentary, April 26, 2002.

"Bush Budget Reads Well, Numbers Disappoint," by Chris Edwards, A Cato Commentary, Liberty Magazine, April 2002.

"Save the Farms -- End the Subsidies," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, A Cato Commentary, Washington Post, June 3, 2002.

"The Grapes of Graft," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, A Cato Commentary, New York Post, December 19, 2001.

"Real Emergencies and Farm "Emergencies"," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, A Cato Daily Commentary, October 8, 2001.

"How Much Reform Can Taxpayers Afford?," by Chris Edwards, A Cato Commentary, The Washington Times, September 11, 2001.


17 posted on 12/10/2003 11:49:12 AM PST by Stew Padasso (Head down over a saddle.)
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To: Stew Padasso
Gee, so "spending" is up.

Goodness, we had better gloss over what we got for that spending, right?! After all, we've got to have something to bash Bush about (such as hype) besides facts, policies, and people.

23 posted on 12/10/2003 11:51:31 AM PST by Southack (Media bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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http://www.cato.org/research/fiscal_policy/2003/factsfigs.html
26 posted on 12/10/2003 11:53:21 AM PST by Stew Padasso (Head down over a saddle.)
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