According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 23.5 percent of the homes in the United States have at least one senior citizen homeowner. Thanks to such initiatives as the OAA (Older Americans Act), senior homeowners are offered a number of federal, state and local grants to help them maintain and ...
“subsidies,” or grants to businesses, other government entities, and homeowners.† ‡ “Total expenditures” include all current expenditures plus: “gross investment,” or “what government spends on structures, equipment, and software, such as new highways, schools, and computers.” This ...
Most of these grants can and should be immediately eliminated. In a few cases (such as Medicaid reform), the changes would take several years. In all cases, however, the ultimate goal should be to get Washington out of the business of subsidizing activities that should be solely the responsi...
Homeowners installing solar-powered water heaters may qualify for a free IRS program that reduces project costs by 30%. The federal government provides financial incentives for green technologies. The Residential Clean Energy Creditallows you to reduce your tax obligation by 30% for qualified solar wa...