Wasteful government spending adds up – and all of us pay the price The latest inflation numbers show a 3.5% annual growth for consumer prices, still well above pre-pandemic levels. That means millions of families are struggling to get back to where they ... 05/3/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link
Why a Labor minority government dominated by Greens and teals would be a disaster The most likely result of the next federal election is a Labor minority government, reliant on a mixture of teal independents and Greens to sustain it in office. This would be catastrophic for ... 05/3/2024 - 12:30 pm | View Link
Opinion | The Government-Spending Jobs Boom Government, healthcare and social assistance accounted for about 95,000 of last month’s new jobs. Over the last year these industries have made up nearly 60% of the country’s 2.8 million in job growth ... 05/3/2024 - 11:18 am | View Link
How Government Spending Is Secretly Ruining the Economy Higher interest payments on debt can lead to increased taxes or reduced government spending on services. It's a burden that can affect entire economies. Inflation can widen the gap between the rich ... 05/3/2024 - 7:46 am | View Link
Commentary: Wasteful government spending adds up – and all of us pay the price This should come as no surprise, since excessive deficit spending from Washington remains much too high. In 2023, the federal government spent $6.1 trillion (roughly $47,000 per household) and ran a ... 05/3/2024 - 12:33 am | View Link
In 2006, Paola Martinez started Olamar Interiors, LLC, an interior design company in Warrenton, Virginia. It wasn’t her first career — instead, she pivoted from a completely different industry when she had two young babies and wanted to be home while building a business at the same time.
“It quickly turned into my third baby,” she said.