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Which States Get The Most Cash From The Federal Government?

24/7 Wall St. | MICHAEL B. SAUTER, LISA UIBLE, LISA NELSON and ALEXANDER E. M. HESS | Posted 08.05.2012 | Business
Read More: Taxes, North Dakota, States, Tax Dollars, West Virginia, Virginia, Alabama, Federal Government Money, Federal Money, New Mexico, Connecticut, Kentucky, Hawaii, Alaska, Federal Aid, Maryland, {$entry.entry_vertical} News

In 2010, the federal government took the hundreds of billions of dollars it received in corporate, income and property taxes from each state and respe...

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Coordinating Data to Improve Government Programs

Richard L. Revesz and Michael A. Livermore | Posted 09.09.2012 | Politics
Read More: Poverty, Federal Agencies, Homelessness, Data, Tax Dollars, Financial Assistance, Regulation, Social Services, Federal Programs, Obama, Public Protections, {$entry.entry_vertical} News
Richard L. Revesz and Michael A. Livermore

Data is the tongue of the federal government and too often data and information from one agency's program is incompatible with data collected by another.

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GSA Scandal Is a Window to the Way Washington Really Works

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 06.09.2012 | Small Business
Read More: Small Business Contract, Inspector General, Gsa, America, Government Contracts, Tax Dollars, Lavish Spending, Small Business Administration, Martha Johnson, General Services Administration, Federal Contracts, Small Busines, Sba, Administrator, Obama, Scandal, {$entry.entry_vertical} News
Lloyd Chapman

Maybe it was the fact that the administrator was forced to resign and two employees were fired. Truth be told, a lot of administration heads should probably resign. These abuses are not unique to the Obama administration; they've gone on for decades.

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Your Receipt, From This Guy

Emily Cohn | Posted 04.04.2012 | Home
Read More: Income Tax, Tax Receipts, Tax Dollars, President Obama, Tax Day, Tax Day 2012, Taxpayer Money, Federal Budget, {$entry.entry_vertical} News

Curious how your tax dollars are being spent by the federal government? Check your federal taxpayer receipt. The White House released an updated to...

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American Tax Dollars For Child Soldiers

Richard Stearns | Posted 02.18.2012 | Religion
Read More: Christianity, Children in Military, Using Children as Soldiers, Children Military, Children in War, Tax Dollars, Children as Soldiers, Child Soldiers, {$entry.entry_vertical} News
Richard Stearns

We can't fall into the trap of letting the ends justify the means. Sending children into war is never an acceptable means of trying to achieve some future good.

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Obama Is Not Trying to Create Jobs; He's Trying to Get Re-elected

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.09.2011 | Business
Read More: Taxes, Small Business, Tax Dollars, Jobs Bill, Federal Contracts, President Obama, Sba, Jobs, Lloyd Chapman, Asbl, Obama, Contracts, Infrastructure Spending, Small Business Administration, Tax Cuts, Jobs Plan, American Small Business League, Job Creation, {$entry.entry_vertical} News
Lloyd Chapman

I don't think President Obama is trying to create jobs. His jobs bill is designed to get him re-elected. I think if you looked at the facts you'd agree.

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Protect the American Union by Supporting Public Schools

John H. Jackson | Posted 07.26.2011 | Home
Read More: Joel Klein, Public Schools, State Budgets, High School Graduates, Public Education, Tax Dollars, Andrew Cuomo, School Vouchers, U.S.Department of Education, {$entry.entry_vertical} News
John H. Jackson

For the United States to be a global leader in postsecondary education by 2020, it will take a higher level of accountability from teachers, parents, our youth and policymakers to maintain our Union.

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It's Time to Grow Up

Ben Tripp | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Politics, Americans, Tea Party, Economy, Libertarians, Selfishness, Sacrifice, Depression, Social Contract, Responsibility, Tax Dollars, Media, Social Spending, Childhood, Capitalism, Libertarian, Patriotism, Wealth, Wpa, Corporate Greed, {$entry.entry_vertical} News
Ben Tripp

We can call it libertarianism, patriotism, conservatism, or anything we want, but the truth is this: an ideology of selfishness has gripped the nation.

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Watching New York City's Check Book

Gene Russianoff | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Audit, Nypirg, Check Book, NYC Comptroller, Tax Dollars, Straphangers Campaign, John Liu, {$entry.entry_vertical} News
Gene Russianoff

As an advocate in New York City for three decades, I have often been asked, "Where do my tax dollars go?" Now answers can be found at the Checkbook ...

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City Council, Don't Throw Away Our Tax Dollars

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Taxes, Tax Dollars, Economic Development, Related Companies, Mta, Public Subsidies, Kingsbridge Armory, Bronx, New York State, New York City Council, {$entry.entry_vertical} News
John Petro

The City Council should not approve the Kingsbridge Armory project unless the developer guarantees that future retail workers will be paid a living wage.

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Health Care: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Dialogue, Fundamentalism, Culture War, Health Care Plan, Compromise, Immigrants, Poor, Health Care Provider, Abortion, Values, Health Care Coverage, Insurance Plan, Contraception, Poverty Reduction, Justice, Pro-Life Democrats, Member of Congress, Health Care, Status Quo, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Health Insurance Reform, Religion, Pregnancies, Democracy, Abortion Reduction, Culture Wars, Subsidies, Public Option, Tax Dollars, Common Ground, Medicaid, Families, Federal Subsidies, Stereotype, Healthcare, Interpretation, Moral Values, Agendas, Progressive, Culture Warrior, Women, Application, Health Plan, Principle, Segregation, Faith Community, Schip, Abortion Debate, Moral Imperative, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Healthcare Reform, Religious Community, Rhetoric, {$entry.entry_vertical} News
Jim Wallis

We've recently seen the abortion rhetoric really heat up to ridiculous proportions. Those with opposing views are being stereotyped and demonized. And facts are taking a back seat to sound bytes.

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Citi Park Crumbles, Just Like The Mets

New York Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Jerry Seinfeld, New York Citi Field, Citi Field Problems, Shea Stadium, Tax Dollars, Mets, Citibank, Citi Field, New York Mets, {$entry.entry_vertical} News

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U.S. Tax Dollars Go To British Maker Of Captain Morgan Rum

latimes.com | TOM HAMBURGER and PETER WALLSTEN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Diageo, Tax Dollars, Stimulus, U.S. Virgin Islands, Captain Morgan, {$entry.entry_vertical} News

Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. With little fanfare, a deal is moving forward to direct billions in U.S. tax dollars to an unlikely beneficiary -- th...

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Obstructionist Lawmakers Harm Animals and the Economy

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Thad McCotter, Raul Grijalva, Nick Rahall, John Campbell, Tax Dollars, John Boehner, Wild Mustangs, Dan Burton, Wild Horses, Ed Whitfield, Virginia Foxx, Fiscal Responsibility, Elton Gallegly, Steve King, {$entry.entry_vertical} News
Michael Markarian

If they were truly concerned about the economy, self-described fiscal conservatives like Boehner, Bishop, and King should have been the first to line up today in support of the mustang legislation.

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A. I. Gee Whiz, Give Me A ****ing Break!

Dave Hackel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Investing, A.I.G., Tax Dollars, Economy, Bailouts, {$entry.entry_vertical} News
Dave Hackel

When the stock market first tanked and everyone began to panic, I was right there near the head of the line. I had unknowingly put my money in something called "The Ever Growing List Of Failures Fund."

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Paulson Cuts Goldman Sachs a Sweetheart Deal

Marco Trbovich | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Treasury Secretary, Tax Dollars, Derivatives, Presidential Election, Usw, Credit Crisis, United Steelworkers, Next Tuesday, Leo W. Gerard, Goldman Sachs, Investing, Bailout, Dividend, Taxpayer Dollars, Securities, Stock, Warren Buffett, Henry Paulson, {$entry.entry_vertical} News
Marco Trbovich

An analysis of the bailout deals Paulson has been cutting with taxpayer dollars reveals he's giving the culprits who created the nation's credit crisis what amount to sweetheart deals.

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