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Budget deal? It’s just more spending

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Tweet In these weekly commentaries I try to stay pretty even-keeled but the whole “fiscal cliff” mess has driven me over the edge. The nation – the American people – are $16 trillion in debt – $16 trillion with no … Continue reading →

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Utah’s reliance on federal spending makes the cliff’s edge painful

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

Tweet As Washington, D.C., moves ever closer toward taking us off the so-called fiscal cliff (which politicians in Washington created for us in the first place), it is worth looking at what the effect on Utahns will be. The projected … Continue reading →

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Map: How much Utah and other states rely on federal funds

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

Tweet As we move closer toward the so-called fiscal cliff, the Tax Foundation has put out a map of the United States with estimates of how much each state relies on funds from the federal government. The measure is federal … Continue reading →

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