Arizona vote shows stranglehold on taxpayers
Margin in Arizona sales tax vote shows stranglehold state employees have on indifferent taxpayers. "When the People find they can vote themselves money, that will […] The post Arizona vote shows...
View ArticleCarter, Clinton, Bush must sound alarm
Our three former presidents who served as governors have enough clout to focus attention of citizens, public workers and politicians on the true magnitude of the fiscal […] The post Carter, Clinton,...
View ArticleDon’t let politicians squander recovery
By Frank Keegan _ Signs of a weak economic recovery and two years of tax increases mean states took more out of our pockets than […] The post Don’t let politicians squander recovery appeared first on...
View ArticleClaims of ‘balanced’ state budgets are lies
Balanced state budgets? All lies. When state politicians tell us they “balanced” their budgets by July 1 just count on the fact they are most […] The post Claims of ‘balanced’ state budgets are lies...
View ArticleState, local Q1 tax revenue up
Slight increase in state and local tax collections in the first quarter of this year puts total take at levels of boom years 2006 and 2007, […] The post State, local Q1 tax revenue up appeared first on...
View ArticleWhat we need is catastrophic government insurance
Taxpayers in at least nine states have almost $3 trillion in "exposure" because leaders underfunded insurance programs. One proposed solution is "catastrophe bonds." Now […] The post What we need is...
View ArticleStates hide trillions in debt
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a compilation of official state debt and obligations compiled from the most recent public records available and a foundation report. It […] The post States hide trillions in debt...
View ArticleAll municipal bondholders should file SEC complaints
By Frank Keegan _ All states and municipalities suffer to one degree or another from the fraud New Jersey on Wednesday agreed to stop committing. […] The post All municipal bondholders should file SEC...
View ArticleState legislators must be honest with the people, themselves
By Frank Keegan – State legislators should take the first step toward recovery by admitting the fiscal catastrophe they’ve gotten us into is not from […] The post State legislators must be honest with...
View ArticleStates are bankrupt whether they can declare it or not
By FRANK KEEGAN – Memo to Newt Gingrich and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Taken as a whole, the states are bankrupt already […] The post States are bankrupt whether they can declare it or...
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