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Government programs come with expansion of government, unintended consequences and regulations. We need to vet government programs because they also can create dependencies on services that can be filled in a less costly solutions. ## \[The FEC continues to ignore Supreme Court rulings\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/the-fec-continues-to-ignore-supreme-court-rulings) Monday, 26 October 2015 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Cartoons\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/categories/cartoons) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/703/b2ap3\_large\_FEC-deaf-print.jpg) </a>For reasons only known to the FEC, it continues to ignore Supreme Court rulings. It's time for that to stop because ironically, campaign finance laws do more than big money ever could to shut people up and confine participation in politics to the wealthy and connected. It's time to overturn vague and overbroad laws, and let Free Speech live up to i... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/the-fec-continues-to-ignore-supreme-court-rulings) ## \[A behemoth budget bill\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/a-behemoth-budget-bill) Friday, 23 October 2015 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Cartoons\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/current-posts/categories/cartoons) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/700/b2ap3\_large\_Flying-bills-web.jpg) </a>It's been a busy budget session and our cartoon this time tells it like it is. Not only do our citizen legislators have to wade through a behemoth budget bill, they have another 250 that they have to vote on, whether they know what they're about or not. This makes it all the more important for citizens to keep an eye on what's happening and let leg... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/a-behemoth-budget-bill) ## \[Corporate Welfare and its Insidious Destruction\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/corporate-welfare-and-its-insidious-destruction) Monday, 28 September 2015 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) When the Wyoming Business Council proposes a handout for a private business, the focus is on the positive—jobs, economic diversification, the flag and apple pie. When it brings these proposals before the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB), the costs of these handouts—wasted resources, cronyism and the damage to unsubsidized competition—go unmen... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/corporate-welfare-and-its-insidious-destruction) ## \[Cheyenne Wants a Home for a White Elephant to Roam\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/cheyenne-wants-a-home-for-a-white-elephant-to-roam) Wednesday, 23 September 2015 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) Wyoming faces a multi-million dollar deficit in the 2017-18 biennium and the specter of plummeting revenue looms large on the horizon. Why then, is the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) about to rubber stamp funding to help lift a new $18 million terminal off the ground at an airport that just last year lost 50 percent of its customer seating ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/cheyenne-wants-a-home-for-a-white-elephant-to-roam) ## \[Are You One of The Favorites Who Benefits from “Public Benefit” Spending?\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/are-you-one-of-the-favorites-who-benefits-from-public-benefit-spending) Monday, 14 September 2015 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) Wyoming's Legislative Service Office (LSO) released a report evaluating Public Purpose Investments (PPI), the use of the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund (PWMTF) to subsidize loans in the state. The report found that PPIs returned less financially than the Treasurer's regular portfolio. This is important because no matter how politicians try to... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/are-you-one-of-the-favorites-who-benefits-from-public-benefit-spending) ## \[Charlie Katebi discussed his testimony before the Joint Labor, Health, and Social Services Interim Committee with Chuck Gray on KVOC in Casper\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/charlie-katebi-discussed-his-testimony-before-the-joint-labor-health-and-social-services-interim-committee-with-chuck-gray-on-kvoc-in-casper) Tuesday, 25 August 2015 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Health Care\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/health-care) Direct Primary Care can help make healthcare more affordable in Wyoming. Aug. 25, 2015 \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/charlie-katebi-discussed-his-testimony-before-the-joint-labor-health-and-social-services-interim-committee-with-chuck-gray-on-kvoc-in-casper) ## \[Halt the March to Fuel Poverty in Wyoming\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/halt-the-march-to-fuel-poverty-in-wyoming) Monday, 24 August 2015 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) A favorite corporate welfare scheme in Wyoming uses tax dollars to attract private companies to the state. One headline-grabbing scheme involves tax breaks and grants for data center attraction. When spinning the benefits of these subsidies, politicians make effusive claims to taxpayers, raving on about diversifying the economy, creating jobs, boos... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/halt-the-march-to-fuel-poverty-in-wyoming) ## \[Cutting Waste from the Wyoming Budget\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/cutting-waste-from-the-wyoming-budget) Wednesday, 19 August 2015 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) As the minerals boom turned to bust, so did the revenue supporting big government in Wyoming. Now our politicians have a choice. Should they: cut spending back to a level Wyoming taxpayers can afford;use revenues hoarded in savings accounts to continue spending at ever higher levels until savings run out, or;give money to private companies to magic... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/cutting-waste-from-the-wyoming-budget) ## \[Corporate Welfare in Sheep’s Clothing\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/corporate-welfare-in-sheep-s-clothing) Tuesday, 04 August 2015 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) Governments everywhere favor some companies over others by showering them with other people's money. In Wyoming, the constitution forbids legislators from giving tax dollars away directly, but this hasn't stopped indirect giveaways. One giveaway is called Public Purpose Investment, or PPI. Although sold on the basis of its supposed benefits, these ... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/corporate-welfare-in-sheep-s-clothing) ## \[What would Wyoming juvenile crime look like if status offenses were decriminalized?\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/what-would-wyoming-juvenile-crime-look-like-if-status-offenses-were-decriminalized) Friday, 24 April 2015 \[Government Programs\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs) \[Legal\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/legal-perspectives) <a> !\[\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/easyblog\_articles/510/b2ap3\_large\_What-if-decriminalized-chart-1.jpg) </a>by Tom Rose As I mentioned in a previous blog, I believe that Wyoming should decriminalize status offenses. According to the most recent data available through both the FBI and the OJJDP, Wyoming ranks second-to-highest in the nation for both juvenile arrests and juvenile incarcerations. Wyoming is also the only state that has not decriminalized st... \[ Continue reading\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs/what-would-wyoming-juvenile-crime-look-like-if-status-offenses-were-decriminalized) \[ First Page \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs?format=html) \[ Previous Page \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs?format=html&amp;start=110) \[ 7 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs?format=html&amp;start=60) \[ 8 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs?format=html&amp;start=70) \[ 9 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs?format=html&amp;start=80) \[ 10 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs?format=html&amp;start=90) \[ 11 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs?format=html&amp;start=100) \[ 12 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs?format=html&amp;start=110) \[ 13 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/javascript:void(0);) \[ 14 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs?format=html&amp;start=130) \[ 15 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs?format=html&amp;start=140) \[ 16 \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs?format=html&amp;start=150) \[ Next Page \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs?format=html&amp;start=130) \[ Last Page \](https://mail.wyliberty.org/blog/government-programs?format=html&amp;start=150) !\[logo white 002\](https://mail.wyliberty.org/images/general\_art/logo\_white\_002.png) \*\*Wyoming Liberty Group\*\* P.O. 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