Downsizing Blog
Poverty, Politics, and (Crony) Profit
PBS ran a documentary discussing major barriers to housing America’s poor.
Low Income Housing Tax Cronyism
The LIHTC program, which subsidizes developers and financial institutions, has a corruption problem.
CBO Report on Federal Worker Pay
The Congressional Budget Office has released a report on federal worker compensation.
Five Bad Arguments for Infrastructure
With healthcare reform stalling, President Trump’s administration seems ready to shift the focus to infrastructure.
Cutting the National Endowment for the Arts
Establishment reporters don’t seem to think that anything good happens in society without a stream of federal money attached to it.
Mulvaney’s Plan to Reform the Government
President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released a Comprehensive Plan for Reforming the Federal Government.
British Rail Privatization
Despite what the New York Times says, the trains do run on time in Britain.
Trump's TSA Budget
The administration has been looking to squeeze money from the budget of the Transportation Security Administration.
Finding Victims for Trump Budget Cuts
A Washington Post story today about one of President Trump’s budget cuts reflects what can be called victim journalism.
GOP Responses to Trump Budget
Some Republican members of Congress are not happy about the Trump cuts.