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Republicans Are Complicit in Out-of-Control Spending

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Many people are rightly concerned about the federal government spending us into bankruptcy. We being the ones who get the bill — plus interest — for whatever the federal government decides to spend. The latest $1.7 trillion installment having been made with the complicity of the current Republican leadership in the Senate. Plus another $44 … Read more

New Congress Revives the Pork-Barrel Earmark Monster

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One of the Republicans’ great achievements, after they took control of Congress in 2010, was to abolish the corrupt earmarking process, which had given us such porkers as the infamous Alaska “bridge to nowhere.” Democrats (and some Republicans) now want to bring back the pork projects — so members can bring home the bacon and … Read more