Keith Hall

3 weeks ago | mercatus.org | Keith Hall

Abstract: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the largest federal nutrition program in the United States, has experienced a troubling rise in improper payments. Overpayment rates climbed from just over 2 percent in 2012 to over 10 percent in 2023—costing taxpayers approximately $10 billion annually.

2 months ago | thehill.com | Keith Hall

Efficient government is not the same thing as less government. As the Trump administration, Congress and the Department of Government Efficiency take steps toward reform, they should not simply be trying to create a federal government that does less with less. Ideally, the goal should be to achieve good outcomes using no more tax dollars than necessary.

Nov 16, 2024 | conservativedailynews.com | James Carter |Keith Hall

With the presidential election behind us, now comes the awful realization that President-elect Donald Trump is inheriting the federal government’s bleak fiscal future. President Joe Biden presided over a massive increase in federal spending. Cumulative federal spending jumped by nearly $5 trillion above previous estimates during Biden’s four years (fiscal 2021-2024) in office — an increase of 22.3% relative to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) February 2021 estimate.

Nov 14, 2024 | dailycaller.com | James Carter |Keith Hall

With the presidential election behind us, now comes the awful realization that President-elect Donald Trump is inheriting the federal government’s bleak fiscal future. President Joe Biden presided over a massive increase in federal spending. Cumulative federal spending jumped by nearly $5 trillion above previous estimates during Biden’s four years (fiscal 2021-2024) in office — an increase of 22.3% relative to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) February 2021 estimate.

Jun 11, 2024 | mercatus.org | Keith Hall

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) performs scorekeeping—assessing the budgetary effects of proposed legislation—so that budget-enforcing rules and procedures may be applied accordingly. When scorekeeping is improperly done, it can create bias against program integrity spending and lead to more government waste, fraud, and abuse.