The National Taxpayers Union Foundation has just released a study that evaluates the respective campaign platforms of senate candidates Carly Fiorina and Barbara Boxer. Unsurprisingly, they found Carly’s campaign promises will be much better for taxpayers.
“According to a line-by-line analysis from the non-partisan National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF), Boxer’s campaign platform, taken in its entirety, would increase annual federal spending by nearly $16 billion annually, while the agenda Fiorina outlined would reduce the federal budget by nearly $155 billion per year.”
The study is broken down by candidate and each of their campaign promises, and has extensive citations. As the press release announcing the study states, it’s hard for voters to know the exact impact of candidate proposals regarding taxes and spending. Are the campaign promises even feasible?
NTUF Policy Analyst and study author Dan Barrett explains, “By translating often confusing campaign rhetoric into fiscal terms, NTUF’s analysis helps citizens understand how these policy proposals will affect their wallets.”
October 27th, 2010 at 12:00 am
Campaign promises are good for campground toilet paper…..