Downsizing Blog
Government Infrastructure Is Inefficient Everywhere
Government Infrastructure Is Inefficient Everywhere
New York Times Op-ed on Infrastructure
Edwards’ Law of Government Cost Overruns
Another Cost Overrun on Government Infrastructure
Emergency UI Benefits: Reasons Against
The Senate is considering legislation to revive the emergency unemployment insurance program. These federally funded benefits were in place from mid-2008 to the end of 2013.
Federal policymakers like to spend money helping people in need, but there are large and less visible costs to such welfare legislation. Here are some reasons why new UI spending is not a good idea:
Public Projects Carelessly Managed
Update on Arlington’s $1 Million Bus Stop
Government Cost-Cutting Leads to Cost Overruns
The government can’t seem to do anything right! It can’t even streamline activities to cut costs without creating egregious cost overruns.
Santorum’s Tunnel and Federal Transportation Policy
If, like me, you’re a Pennsylvanian who wants a smaller federal government, you’ve probably been scratching your head at Rick Santorum’s success in the Republican primaries. An article in today’s Washington Times on the former Pennsylvania senator’s lack of popularity in the Keystone State is instructive.