Voice For Liberty

Tag: Government spending

Social Security trust fund: a problem in disguise

We must face the fact that the Social Security trust fund is an economic mirage.

March 24, 2011
Less spending, not more taxes, is required to balance the budget

The federal budget can be balanced only by reducing spending. Tax increases won’t work.

March 22, 2011
Because arts are important, government funding should be avoided

The more important to our culture we believe the arts to be, the stronger the case for getting government out of its funding.

March 22, 2011
Federal spending on autopilot

Together Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and interest on the debt presently consume about 48 percent of federal spending. But if nothing changes, these programs will grow to consume 90 percent of federal spending by 2084.

March 21, 2011
Kansas’ Huelskamp leads in the House

U.S. Representative Tim Huelskamp of Kansas speaks on out-of-control federal spending and the deficit.

March 13, 2011
Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday March 2, 2011

Today: Duplication in federal programs found; bureaucrats can’t change the way we drive … but they keep trying; Wednesdays in Wiedemann tonight; Americans for Prosperity website attacked; Kansas presidential primary pitched as economic development; Huelskamp joins Tea Party Caucus; how government works.

March 2, 2011
Charles G. Koch: Why Koch Industries is speaking out

In today’s Wall Street Journal, Charles G. Koch, who is chairman of the board and CEO of Koch Industries, writes that economic freedom — not government spending and intervention — leads to prosperity and economic well-being for all, even for our poorest citizens.

March 1, 2011
Public workers and their pay

In the controversy over public sector unions and worker pay, the political left argues that government workers are not overpaid. Evidence from California, however, shows that when everything is considered, public sector employees are paid much more than similar private sector workers.

February 28, 2011
Kansas government arts supporters: some numbers

In the debate over Kansas government funding of the arts and the elimination of the Kansas Arts Commission, a few things stand out. First, when government-funded arts supporters say that loss of funding will result in the loss of events or institutions, this assumes that nothing changes. It assumes that arts organizations can’t — or…

February 25, 2011