Public Finance (or Public Sector Economics, as it is increasingly called) covers the areas of taxing, spending and budgeting activities of government and their influence on the allocation of resources and the distribution of income. Waste, "Pork", political irresponsibility, corruption, and influence by lobbyists are all part of the picture.
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News 40 Statistics About The Fall Of The U.S. Economy That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
05-30-2013
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theeconomiccollapseblog.com
If you know someone that actually believes that the U.S. economy is in good shape, just show them the statistics in this article.
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News 'GODFATHER' ON THE MOVE
05-30-2013
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http://www.drudgereport.com
In this week's cover story, TIME's David Von Drehle interviews Mayor Rahm Emanuel about the enduring problems facing Chicago – school reform, gun violence, unemployment and budget shortfalls.
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News House passes 'Pay China First' Act
05-10-2013
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http://rt.com
The Republican-controlled United States House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday that would require the government to begin paying back foreign nations before spending funds on domestic items.
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News Furloughs Are Unnecessary If Congress Will Sacrifice
05-08-2013
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Bridgette P. LaVictoire, Lez Get Real
While the military is looking at furloughing thousands upon thousands of civilian contractors, they have stated that they could take the money being wasted on building more M-1 Abrams tanks and put it towards reducing or eliminating the furloughs.
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News Health-Care Cost Slowdown Seen Saving Up to $770 Billion
05-06-2013
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Alex Wayne via Bloomberg.com
People with health insurance saw increases in their medical costs slow from 2009 to 2011, signaling potential structural changes in the industry that could cut health-care inflation and save the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars.
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Headlines: Health-Care Cost Slowdown Seen Saving Up to $770 Billion -- Furloughs Are Unnecessary If Congress Will Sacrifice -- House passes 'Pay China First' Act -- 'GODFATHER' ON THE MOVE
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