Tag: government spending

Tax word on paper cut by scissor, blue background

We need to get our fiscal house in order, not make matters worse. In this new world, I have expanded my podcast listening to try to understand the other team.  High on my list is “All In” – originally a group of four high-tech venture capital hosts, so clearly smart guys and very rich.  Right…

firefighter with oxygen mask

But they make up a very small share of local government spending. Every now and then we release a study that is received with skepticism.  Our current piece on police and fire retirement benefits is the most recent example.  It makes the argument that these benefits are expensive – consistent with most people’s intuition –…