From Center for Fiscal Accountability

    CFA Supports Sen. Thune’s TARP Sunset Act

    Posted by Center for Fiscal Accountability | 17 Nov

    Today, Senator John Thune (R-SD) will be introducing legislation that would rescind the Administration's authority to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), which has morphed into an all-purpose slush fund, and has exposed, and continues to  Email This Email This  Print This Print This



    From Center for Fiscal Accountability

    Measuring the "Stimulus"

    Posted by Center for Fiscal Accountability | 14 Oct

    Richard Rahn had a piece in yesterday's Washington Times outlining how one might measure the success  or failure of the "stimulus" package.  Rahn establishes three criteria by which this can be judged:  what we were p  Email This Email This  Print This Print This



    From Center for Fiscal Accountability

    Dear TARP, Happy Anniversary! Now May We Please See Where Our Money Went?

    Posted by Center for Fiscal Accountability | 05 Oct

    Last week not only marked the beginning of the new fiscal year, it also marked the one year anniversary of the financial market bailout - or passage of the TARP program. We've long called for TARP transparency, and the Special Inspector General conti  Email This Email This  Print This Print This



    From Center for Fiscal Accountability

    WSJ: Cash for Clunkers One of Washington’s All-Time Dumb Ideas

    Posted by Center for Fiscal Accountability | 05 Oct

    The Wall Street Journal this weekend took aim at Transportation Secretary LaHood's statement regarding "Cash for Clunkers." In August, LaHood said: "This is the one stimulus program that seems to be working better than just abo  Email This Email This  Print This Print This



    From Center for Fiscal Accountability

    TARP IG "Frustrated" by Government’s "Basic Attitude" on TARP Transparency

    Posted by Center for Fiscal Accountability | 24 Sep

    Maybe now would be a good time to pass "Maloney/King"? Neil Barofsky, the IG for the TARP program will tell Congress today that the government's "basic attitude" on the transparency and accountability of the program "remains  Email This Email This  Print This Print This



    From Center for Fiscal Accountability

    Washington State Think Tank Marks COGD

    Posted by Center for Fiscal Accountability | 18 Aug

    Our friends in Washington at the Evergreen Freedom Foundation have done some great work on the Cost of Government Day and the impact it has on their state. They have launched the Imagine Freedom Project, aimed at inspiring people to consider the toll  Email This Email This  Print This Print This



    From Center for Fiscal Accountability

    Did You Miss the COGD Press Conference?

    Posted by Center for Fiscal Accountability | 13 Aug

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    From Center for Fiscal Accountability

    Case Studies in Selective Transparency: Cash for Clunkers

    Posted by Center for Fiscal Accountability | 05 Aug

    The following was cross-posted yesterday at www.atr.org: Where is the data on "Cash for Clunkers?" Earlier today, we took exception to the House Energy and Commerce Committee's claim that it will take a few weeks for them to post the heal  Email This Email This  Print This Print This



    From Center for Fiscal Accountability

    Wanted: TARP Transparency

    Posted by Center for Fiscal Accountability | 04 Aug

    In light of the most recent SIGTARP report which once again highlighted the fact that the Treasury Department is dragging its feet when it comes to providing transparency, ATR and CFA sent a letter to Congress urging full transparency.  We also  Email This Email This  Print This Print This



    From Center for Fiscal Accountability

    CFA and ATR to Senate: Reject Expansion of Cash for Clunkers

    Posted by Center for Fiscal Accountability | 04 Aug

    The following is cross-posted at www.atr.org: After the U.S. House of Representatives hastily passed a $2 billion expansion of the "Cash for Clunkers" program last week, the Senate is poised to take up the bill this week.  Luckily for  Email This Email This  Print This Print This



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