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BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NORTH DAKOTA The cost of health insurance
By Ryan Schuster Many blame insurance companies and rising health insurance premiums for increases in health care costs. But insurers are not the main driving force behind increasing health care cost...
Posted on 2/22/13 at 12:13 PM
IN THE BLACK Bonus Gift Card Deals
With the holidays coming up many stores and restaurants are offering a bonus gift card of a certain amount if you purchase a specified amount of their gift cards. Besides using for gifts, you could a...
Posted on 12/2/12 at 12:28 PM
REAL MONEY Consequences of Overspending on the Holidays
Millions of consumers have begun their holiday shopping, snagging sale items either in-person or online, and therefore considering themselves savvy shoppers. At the same time, many lost sight of the f...
Posted on 11/29/12 at 11:22 AM
THE NEW FORTY Here's a thought - let's go dollar for dollar.
Every single day for the past couple of weeks I have received numerous big color glossy political advertisements in the mail. Yesterday, I received eight from an assortment of folks promoting both rep...
Posted on 10/25/12 at 7:03 AM
GREATER GRAND FORKS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Doing Business with this "Mob" is a Good Thing
There is a classic scene from the movie Goodfellas where Henry Hill describes what doing business with the Mob is like; needless to say the painted picture is less than desirable. So why would two loc...
Posted on 10/15/12 at 9:56 AM
Bachmann planning to sign DeMint-backed pledge 
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is planning to sign a spending limit pledge that a South Carolina senator has turned into a threshold test for 2012 presidential hopefuls seeking his support.
By Associated Press , July 16, 2011
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Dwight Messner, Grand Forks, letter: No escaping ownership of U.S. national debt
As Americans, we have to tell our elected representatives that we will pay our fair share of taxes, but Congress must stop borrowing us into “prosperity.” Only the merchants of greed are being enriched.
By Dwight Messner , July 14, 2011
Dustin Gawrylow, Bismarck, letter: The simple but sour debt-ceiling solution
While politicians in Washington argue over which bandage to put over the wound, it really is just an issue of dollars and sense.
By Dustin Gawrylow , July 09, 2011
New Minnesota legislators willing to negotiate, but not on taxes and total spending
Pressure of the clock ticking toward a potential state government shutdown does not seem to affect the resolve of Republican legislators, many of whom are rookies who said they were elected to keep government in check.
By Don Davis , June 12, 2011
Most of fed tax cut is going down the gas tank
Unlike some other kinds of spending, paying more for gas doesn't help the economy much. Most of the money goes overseas, and higher prices leave people with less money to buy appliances, computers, plane tickets and other things that can be postponed.
By Martin Crutsinger , March 28, 2011
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UPDATE: Gas prices drive consumer spending increase in February
UPDATED 10:23 A.M.The Commerce Department said today that consumer spending jumped 0.7 percent in February. Personal incomes rose 0.3 percent. That was after a 1.2 percent January income increase — the biggest in nearly two years. Both gains reflected a Social Security tax cut, which boosted take-home pay. Still, high gas prices were a big reason for the spending gains.
By Martin Crutsinger , March 28, 2011
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ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Legislative staff keeps track of spending
Who keeps track of how much funding is being spent in all of the North Dakota Legislature's bills. How does the Legislature keep track of the spending levels? Do they have specialized staff for this purpose?
By Teri Finneman , March 27, 2011
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Terry Guttormson, Hendrum, Minn., letter: Spending must fall — and taxes must rise
While I hate taxes as much as the next guy, I think most reasonable people can understand that it will take additional revenue — along with some painful cuts — to rid our state of the $6 billion deficit built by former Govs. Tim Pawlenty and Jesse Ventura.
By Terry Guttormson , February 28, 2011
Rep. Rick Berg, R-N.D., column: Washington can learn from N.D.’s example
Back in November, we all knew our country’s economic situation was bad. But it wasn’t until I came to Washington that I knew how dire things truly were.
By Rick Berg , February 23, 2011
Goodbye, gravy train
As a new power dynamic takes hold in Washington, one thing is clear for cash-strapped states: Whether they think of federal aid money as an essential economic boost or a wasteful bailout, the help is over.
By Pamela M. Prah , January 15, 2011
Spending showdowns will test new Congressional leaders in 2011
Two early showdowns on government spending and debt will signal whether the new Congress can find common ground despite its partisan divisions or whether it's destined for gridlock and brinkmanship that could threaten the nation's economic health.
By Charles Babington , January 01, 2011
EARMARKS FACT CHECK: Ban on pet projects mostly symbolic
Despite their claims, the Republicans’ ban on earmarks won’t stop lawmakers from steering taxpayers’ dollars to pet projects. And it will have little if any effect on Washington’s far graver problem — the gigantic budget deficit.
By Alan Fram , November 20, 2010
Jerry Nagel, Lake Park, Minn., letter: ‘The N.D. Way’ depends an awful lot on fed
The most recent data on federal taxes paid out and federal funds taken in is illuminating. The data show that North Dakota paid in $3.8 billion in federal taxes and received $6.6 billion of federal funds. By contrast, Minnesota paid in $40.5 billion and received $31 billion, and California paid in $289.6 billion and received $242 billion.
By Jerry Nagel , October 12, 2010
Allan Hegland, Penn, N.D., letter: Ruin or redemption? November will decide
First, cut spending by cancelling all stimulus programs and all aid to states for problems caused by union excesses. Then start cutting the federal government itself
By Allan Hegland , August 20, 2010
COLUMNIST DAVID BROOKS: Running up deficits may hurt, not help
These Demand Siders have very high IQs, but they seem to be strangers to doubt and modesty. They have total faith in their models. But all schools of economic thought have taken their lumps over the past few years. Are you really willing to risk national insolvency on the basis of a model?
By David Brooks , July 06, 2010
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