Topic: Government spending

February 19, 2025 • Blog

Staying the course is the wise thing to do

By Kyle Wingfield
The state’s recent course of budgeting modestly and gradually trimming tax rates to avoid overcharging taxpayers has been working.
December 11, 2024 • Commentary

Why economic freedom matters

By Kyle Wingfield
A new report placed Georgia sixth-highest among the 50 states.
October 25, 2023 • Commentary

Washington runs historically abnormal deficits

By Kyle Wingfield
2023 was the third straight fiscal year that Washington has run historically abnormal deficits while Georgia ran historically abnormal surpluses.
May 31, 2023 • Commentary

Washington remains a long way from fiscal sanity

By Washington remains a long way from fiscal sanity
It’s clear that Washington will remain a long way from being fiscally responsible no matter how the debt ceiling standoff is resolved.
October 19, 2022 • Commentary

A Report Card for Governors’ Fiscal Policy

By A Report Card for Governors’ Fiscal Policy
See how Brian Kemp stacks up against his peers when it comes to taxes, spending and budgeting.
June 17, 2021 • Blog

Inflation Fears on the Rise

By Inflation Fears on the Rise
Inflation fears are making headlines, and rightly so. The U.S. Labor Department reports year-over-year consumer prices rose 5% in May, the fastest rate in almost 13 years. This is the […]
March 3, 2021 • Blog

Doing Your Homework on Education Options

The appropriate use of public funds should be a priority for policymakers. But those who object to legislation to provide more education options for Georgia’s children, on the premise that […]
October 28, 2020 • Blog

It’s Time to Get Serious About the National Debt

Among the things that may have changed forever in 2020 is Americans’ willingness to get serious about the national debt. During the final presidential debate, President Donald Trump was asked […]
October 2, 2020

Friday Facts: October 2, 2020

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Rather than looking to our celebrities or other influential figures, it’s time to look around us. The family structure builds strong character among men and […]
September 18, 2020 • Commentary

The Labyrinth of Housing Affordability

By Benita M. Dodd
With just one number, U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming encapsulated the enormous challenge facing housing assistance: 160.
June 19, 2020 • Commentary

GEFA: A Growing Obstacle to Private Efficiency

By Dr. Antonio Saravia Chris Denson
The Georgia General Assembly reconvened June 15 to resume the 2020 session halted in March by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The decline in tax revenues as a r
May 22, 2020 • Commentary

Federal Fix Can Help States and Encourage Work

By Prof. Frank Stephenson
The U.S. House passed another massive spending bill on May 15 in response to COVID-19. In the unlikely event the Senate and President Trump approve it, that mea
April 24, 2020

Friday Facts: April 24, 2020

It’s Friday! This is the sixth Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia. (View previous editions here.) View the Foundation’s near-term proposals here. […]
April 24, 2020 • Online Athens - Athens Banner-Herald

Medicaid Expansion’s No Cure for COVID-19’s Spread

By Medicaid Expansion’s No Cure for COVID-19’s Spread
Right on cue, proponents of Medicaid expansion are touting the program as a way for Georgia to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. When all you have in the way of solu

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