Did the Texas Floods Have to Be This Deadly?
The county three times tried to get grant money to help with floods, but Texas denied their applications.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0sCy5WYFfQ
Tag: government spending
NATO’s New 5% Spending Target – U.S Pressure, Rearmament, Loopholes & Russia’s Dilemma
NATO’s New 5% Spending Target – U.S Pressure, Rearmament, Loopholes & Russia’s Dilemma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQPQJUdKPec
Romania faces reckoning with Brussels over soaring budget deficit
Romania faces reckoning with Brussels over soaring budget deficit
https://www.politico.eu/article/romania-reckoning-brussels-soaring-budget-deficit/
The $4 Trillion ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Breaks the Bank and Violates Congress’ Own Budget Rules
“Republicans once talked seriously about aligning taxes and spending. They cared about economic distortion, simplicity, and broadening the tax base. Now, too many just want the sugar rush of tax cuts without fiscal discipline. Meanwhile, Democrats want to vastly expand the state and pretend that billionaires alone can foot the bill. Both sides are wrong. The math doesn’t work, and the morality of the reckless spending is worse.
Those who want to frame this bill as pro-growth are dreaming. They’re relying on unrealistic economic assumptions about a short-run bump to justify the consequences of long-term debt increases—and banking on cost-disguising budget gimmicks that nobody takes seriously.”
https://reason.com/2025/07/03/the-4-trillion-big-beautiful-bill-breaks-the-bank-and-violates-congress-own-budget-rules/
The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Funds an Expensive Immigration Crackdown
“1. Over $6 Billion for Autonomous Screening Technology at the Border
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2. $56.5 Billion To Build a Border Wall
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3. Nearly $75 billion for ICE’s Mass Arrest and Detention Campaign”
https://reason.com/2025/07/09/the-big-beautiful-bill-funds-an-expensive-immigration-crackdown/
4 ways Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could impact your wallet
4 ways Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ could impact your wallet
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-ways-trumps-big-beautiful-183228278.html
The Dangerously Irresponsible Tax Bill — ft. Maya MacGuineas | Prof G Markets
Although both parties have been fiscally irresponsible, the Republicans have been more irresponsible, despite talking about it more. The Democrats tend to offset some of their spending with taxes. Republicans just take on debt to pay for wars and tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G0G903y098
The clock’s ticking on codifying DOGE cuts into law
“The administration is using a process known as “rescission” to pursue the cuts, which allows the White House to ask Congress to claw back money it has already approved. The process has not been successfully used in over two decades, and the Senate rejected a rescission request in 2018, during Trump’s first term.
Lawmakers must approve the cuts within 45 days of the request — July 18 — or Trump is required by law to spend the money. The administration has said that this could be the first of several rescission requests.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/clocks-ticking-codifying-doge-cuts-174930140.html
We’re 8 Years Away From an Automatic 23 Percent Cut in Social Security Payouts
We’re 8 Years Away From an Automatic 23 Percent Cut in Social Security Payouts
https://reason.com/2025/06/19/were-8-years-away-from-an-automatic-23-percent-cut-in-social-security-payouts/
Trump wants NATO to spend more on defense. Here’s who is actually paying.
Trump wants NATO to spend more on defense. Here’s who is actually paying.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/22/trump-nato-defense-spending-winners-losers-00409979