Tag: Government shutdowns
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The Same Time Next Year – Fiscal Year Delusions of Congress
by William L. Kovacs, ©2024 (Sep. 13, 2024) — As Congress returns to work this week, it will confront a fixed reality – the fiscal year for the U.S. runs from October 1 to September 30 of each year. Year after year, decade after decade, it is the same number of days except for Leap…
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Government (-driven) Shutdowns Have Human Consequences
TOO MANY GOVERNMENT REGULATORS BURDEN AND SHUT DOWN PRIVATE-SECTOR BUSINESSES AND JOBS by Paul Driessen, ©2019 (Feb. 11, 2019) — Many observers praised President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union speech. Some said it was his best ever and one of the best SOTU speeches in history. It celebrated the nation’s progress, extolled its opportunities…