http://dir.salon.com/topics/budget/?source=rss&aim=budget en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT By Laura Miller Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/09/10/cheap_miller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/09/10/cheap_miller/index.html?source=rss At a time when Americans are wallowing in consumer debt, let's reconsider the joys of penny pinching By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/13/the_stimulus_as_a_deficit_reduction_strategy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/13/the_stimulus_as_a_deficit_reduction_strategy/index.html?source=rss Down we go -- from $1.8 trillion to $1.6 to $1.4. And if the stimulus keeps working, the numbers will improve more By Cary Tennis Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/12/past_regrets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/12/past_regrets/index.html?source=rss I'm 38, still single, in a one-bedroom, trapped in debt. By Mike Madden Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/08/stress_tests/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/08/stress_tests/index.html?source=rss Treasury releases its evaluations of top banks' financial health -- but the federal budget reveals that the government's own fiscal position is shaky. By Siobhan Phillips Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/25/pinched_ethically/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/25/pinched_ethically/index.html?source=rss Organic food prices are daunting in a recession. But do we have to choose between our principles and our pocketbooks? I devised an experiment to find out. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/05/california_failed_state/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/05/california_failed_state/index.html?source=rss The Golden State seen as a hopeless Third World failure By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/01/the_budget_deficit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/01/the_budget_deficit/index.html?source=rss War, Bush's tax cuts, TARP, the stimulus -- they all add up. But the real killer is the recession By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/30/marin_century/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/30/marin_century/index.html?source=rss Most state parks survived the budget crisis. But at least one bike ride is emerging with collateral damage By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/21/fixing_california_with_offshore_drilling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/21/fixing_california_with_offshore_drilling/index.html?source=rss Students, children, the frail and the poor are all hurt by the new budget deal. But a Houston oil company scores By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/21/california_deal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/21/california_deal/index.html?source=rss Reports out of Sacramento suggest legislators and the governor have reached a budget deal By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/20/a_higher_education_disaster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/20/a_higher_education_disaster/index.html?source=rss Higher education budget cuts slam students, staff and faculty in the Golden State. Oh yeah, and everywhere else By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/06/california_for_sale_on_craigslist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/06/california_for_sale_on_craigslist/index.html?source=rss The Golden State's budget crisis can't be that terrible if people are interested in buying its IOUs. Right? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/19/the_california_depression/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/19/the_california_depression/index.html?source=rss Unemployment in the Golden State hits a record 11.5 percent. Where's our New Western Deal? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/10/a_bailout_for_california/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/10/a_bailout_for_california/index.html?source=rss Forget about Citigroup, AIG, or General Motors. A Golden State bankruptcy would make them all look like small fry. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/09/california_doesn_t_work/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/09/california_doesn_t_work/index.html?source=rss Closed parks, public education in tatters, state workers on the unemployment line: How did we get here? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/01/orszag_and_stiglitz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/01/orszag_and_stiglitz/index.html?source=rss Finally, the true story of the Norwegian Olympic boycott that never happened. By Mike Madden Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/26/obama_budget_dems/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/26/obama_budget_dems/index.html?source=rss After a successful press conference, the president works a tougher crowd –- congressional Democrats. By Joan Walsh Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/2009/03/16/cnn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/2009/03/16/cnn/index.html?source=rss Obama spending "$1 billion an hour" and other silliness. Watch me break it down on CNN. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/26/obamas_cap_and_trade_plan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/26/obamas_cap_and_trade_plan/index.html?source=rss Critics are already pointing out that the president's cap-and-trade plan might be aiming too low. But it's a start. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/26/the_mother_of_all_budgets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/26/the_mother_of_all_budgets/index.html?source=rss The Obama administration's spending blueprint represents the most ambitious government agenda in at least a generation. Buckle your seatbelts -- Washington is about to go nuts. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/19/california_has_a_budget/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/19/california_has_a_budget/index.html?source=rss Sure, public education gets creamed, and smart energy policy is thrown under the bus. But, hey, at least the state will continue to function. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/09/budget_fun_and_games/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/09/budget_fun_and_games/index.html?source=rss A budget expert argues Obama will be able to boost spending on his recovery plan in the near future, regardless of Republican opposition. But is his team really that smart? By Imran Ali Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/28/2000_website_custom_designed_web_sites_on_a_budget/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/28/2000_website_custom_designed_web_sites_on_a_budget/index.html?source=rss By Ed Kilgore Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/09/mccain_economists/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/09/mccain_economists/index.html?source=rss On Monday John McCain's campaign released a list of 300 economists who were endorsing his new economic "plan." Turns out they hadn't read it. By Ed Kilgore Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/08/fiscal_confusion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/08/fiscal_confusion/index.html?source=rss Dan Balz looks at John McCain's self-contradictory economic plan and concludes he's the "pure reflection of the Republican Party he seeks to lead."