Karen Herzog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel When a former Milwaukee Area Technical College employee used her MATC credit card to pay for a car, a wedding trip, computers, home furnishings and other personal items totaling $259,000, the purchases went undetected until […]
Guest post by Steve Oliver The current #Occupier of the White House loves to tell us about the “failed policies of the past…” But let’s have a look at what the real failed policies of the past are: The War […]
Guest post by Charles Seavey The Federal Reserve owns $849 billion in mortgage-backed securities. Total reserves are $2,872 billion, so mortgage-backed securities comprise 30% of reserves. (No wonder the dollar can’t bounce, even with Europe falling apart.) See: http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/Current/ To […]
We hear over and over that there are “big budget cuts” and that government budgets have been “cut to the bone” and that there is “nothing left to cut.” What is the truth behind government budgets? The cuts are a […]
I am a firm believer that government employees are too highly compensated. While the perception is that these people are public servants, doing work out of the goodness of their hearts for little pay…. the reality is that they are […]
As the United States goes back to normal, following our remembrance of September 11, 2001, one of the most offensive bits of “normal” continues at airports. We, the citizens of the United States, allow the Transportation Security Administration to shame, […]
It’s hard to believe that our elected officials and the people they appoint to important jobs can be this stupid. But it’s true. They are. Recently, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stated in a interview on MSNBC that food stamps and […]
Last week, the Council of Economic Advisers of the Executive Office of the President released its quarterly report on The Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The numbers are stunning, to say the least. Our […]
I have written plenty about Milwaukee Public Schools and their failure to educate children, despite their out-of-control spending. Teachers and administrators always claim that more money is the answer to all their problems. And the money is for the children!!! […]
Last week, Reason Magazine ran an excellent article entitled “General Motors Will Never Repay Taxpayers.” I don’t really have anything to add in the way of commentary, but wanted to reprint some of the information here for your enjoyment. I […]
