Federal Spending & Budget Issues REDUCE THE DEFICITS<http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=19358&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD>
While the United States' status as a debtor nation is unlikely to pose a severe threat in the near future, it would still be wise to reduce the nation's vulnerability sooner rather than later, says Robert McTeer, a distinguished fellow with the NCPA... NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS Federal Spending & Budget Issues BAILOUT FUNDS: A LOAN NOT A GIFT<http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=19359&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD> Support of the banking system through the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, has been successful and cost effective, says Robert McTeer, a distinguished fellow with the NCPA... NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS Education Issues TEXAS SCHOOL SPENDING TOPS $11K PER PUPIL<http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=19360&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD> Of the $11,084 Texans spent per pupil on public education in 2009, only $4,831 went for anything that could even remotely be considered "instructional" expenses as defined by the Texas Education Agency... EMPOWER TEXANS Federal Spending & Budget Issues I'M AFRAID TO TELL YOU THERE'S NO MONEY LEFT<http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=19361&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD> In the United States, debt is increasing far faster than almost any other country, say observers... HERITAGE FOUNDATION State and Local Issues NEW YORK'S LATEST JOB KILLER: A NEW BILL WOULD GIVE WORKERS BROAD RIGHTS TO FILE SUIT WHEN FIRED<http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=19362&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD> A new bill allowing employees to sue their employers will put a permanent chill on job creation in New York, say E.J. McMahon, director of the Manhattan Institute's Empire Center for New York State Policy, and James Copland, director of the Institute's Center for Legal Policy... NEW YORK DAILY NEWS -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
