Think Tank West

By Tad DeHaven

Over at Downsizing Government, we focused on the following issues this week:

• The federal government added its 2,000th subsidy program for individuals, businesses, or state and local governments. Statists, rejoice!
• Hundreds of the nation’s mayors meet in Washington to grovel for federal handouts.
• President Obama’s proposed spending freeze wouldn’t actually be a freeze.
• USDA chief Tom Vilsack says food stamps are an “economic driver.”  Seriously.
• It’s hard to reconcile the massive increase in federal aid to state and local governments with the Tenth Amendment.

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