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The Government Cost Calculator is a unique service from The Independent Institute that enables any American to clearly understand three aspects of federal government spending. First, the Government...
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Independent Institute Launches Government Cost Calculator at MyGovCost.org
Find Out How Much You’re Personally Paying for Government OAKLAND, Calif., August 30, 2010—The Congressional Budget Office expects our national debt to surpass $23 trillion by 2019. In fiscal year 2010...
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The Independent Institute’s MyGovCost.org Gives Voters A Government Cost...
Voting on Nov. 2nd? Find Out How Much Is Really at Stake October 25, 2010— In 9 days, you will have the opportunity to walk into a voting booth and make a choice. The health of our economy and...
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Congressional Candidate Likes the Independent Institute but Not Bureaucratic...
While MyGovCost.org and the Independent Institute do not endorse political candidates, Mark Grannis—the “Libertarian alternative” candidate in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District race—endorsed us in...
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Cal Thomas Recommends the Government Cost Calculator, Says “Extend the Tax Cuts”
In Tribune Media Services, The Washington Examiner and Townhall.com In his weekly, nationally syndicated column this morning, “GOP’s first order: Extend the Tax Cuts,” Cal Thomas encouraged voters to...
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MGC Director Emily Skarbek on KMED Radio with Bill Myer: Tax Cuts? Let’s...
MyGovCost Director Emily Skarbek was a guest on KMED Radio with Bill Myer on Friday, December 17th to discuss the potential financial fall-outs from the latest tax-cut legislation and the importance of...
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Dear 112th Congress: Let Us Introduce You to the “Zero Deficit Line”
As many Americans prepare to face those well-intended, but oft-abandoned New Year’s resolutions, what changes in resolve should the new 112th Congress be targeting? We prepare to close the books on the...
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Dark Deficit Outlook: MyGovCost’s Emily Skarbek Offers Solutions
The latest economic forecasts are now projecting that the federal budget deficit will reach a record of nearly $1.5 trillion in 2011. As the Wall Street Journal reports, this “grim outlook landed a day...
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MyGovCost Director Emily Skarbek in Star-Telegram: “Numbing Budget Numbers”
One of the reasons federal spending has spiraled out of control in recent decades is that neither the public, nor the Congress, has any idea what the huge budget numbers really mean. Per capita income...
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GAO’s Latest Spending Report Identifies Duplicate Programs
The General Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report early Tuesday morning, identifying billions of dollars currently being spent on “duplicate federal programs”. How does this happen? It’s...
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