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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Budget

News                                                                                                                             
WSJ | Rhetoric Turns Harsh as Budget Cuts Loom
With less than two weeks to go before the latest fiscal face-off, rhetoric heated up Tuesday as the political parties exchanged fire over whom to blame if looming spending cuts take effect.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | The President Is Raging Against a Budget Crisis He Created
A week from now, a dramatic new federal policy is set to go into effect that threatens U.S. national security, thousands of jobs and more. In a bit of irony, President Obama stood Tuesday with first responders who could lose their jobs if the policy goes into effect.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Small Business Owners to Congress: Fix the Debt with Entitlement Reform
The National Small Business Association’s economic report finds, “The growing national debt is the number one thing small businesses thin[k] Congress and the administration should address.” Small businesses employ the majority of American workers and are vital to the innovation that grows the American economy.