As the European debt crisis picks up steam and batters world markets, various reports are surfacing that the US taxpayer is on the hook for billion of dollars in bailout funds via the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The United States provides approximately 20% of IMF funding, which means the taxpayer could pay $8 billion to prop up Greek banks.
As racially diverse as the California population is becoming, the illegal immigration debate and the passionate emotions accompanying it are not disappearing anytime soon. This is true especially in light of the recent decision by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to issue an ultimatum to
According to two University of Delaware economists, the $300 million rebate and energy-saving program will likely waste money and potentially even increase energy usage. Focusing their analysis on refrigerators, Abrams and Parsons calculated that the $50-$200 appliance rebates will produce a net loss for taxpayers.
