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One Easy Way to Improve Government Efficiency
Michele Sons Michele Sons

One Easy Way to Improve Government Efficiency

Every year Congress and the President hamstring the efficiency of federal agencies by postponing the passage of their fiscal year budgets many months past the deadline. Here’s a radical idea, do your jobs and pass the budget on time.

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Loved Almost to Death
Michele Sons Michele Sons

Loved Almost to Death

If our national parks are “America’s Best Idea,” why don’t we have more of them? Why are the Rocky Mountains so vast and why is Rocky Mountain National Park so miniscule?

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Serious Cuts Looming in 2025 National Parks Budget
steve kemp steve kemp

Serious Cuts Looming in 2025 National Parks Budget

Great Smoky Mountains National Park alone generates some $2 billion per year in tourism revenue. This being the case, does it make sense to cut the under $20 million per year operating budget the NPS needs to keep the place open? What is the real value of a permanent sanctuary for 50,000 species of plants and animals, and sacred place of retreat and recreation for the 13 million humans who visit each year?

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