Weekly Wastebasket

Congress can flex its power of the purse to rein in the war.

Oct 15, 2026|

Our Take

Two new economic reports show how tariffs have raised prices, including on American-made goods, and why those costs can linger.

Oct 15, 2026|

Statement

Rescinding commonsense methane policies will be costly for American taxpayers

Oct 8, 2026|

Report

How below-market federal oil and gas royalty rates cost taxpayers $25 billion over a decade

Sep 23, 2026|

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Taxpayers for Common Sense

Protecting taxpayers from government waste since 1995.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Growth of course helps, but it cannot deliver fast enough the necessary adjustments… some [fiscal] measures would be necessary.”

— IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva, stating that fiscal reforms will be necessary to rein in the U.S. debt.

Agriculture

Agriculture

Washington wastes billions of taxpayer dollars annually on inefficient and outdated agriculture policies that do not address the realities of 21st-century agriculture, modern economies, or our nation’s current financial challenges.

Budget & Tax

Budget & Tax

Budget, tax, and spending decisions are about more than numbers, they are reflections of our priorities.

Disaster

Disaster

Taxpayers for Common Sense advocates for smarter use of taxpayer dollars by promoting pre-disaster investments, reforming programs like the National Flood Insurance Program, and scrutinizing federal emergency management practices.

Energy & Natural Resources

Energy & Natural Resources

We work to bring transparency to federal land and asset management, and to push Congress and Administrations to establish rents, royalties, and fees for private development of public land so taxpayers receive a fair return.

National Security

National Security

We monitor presidential, agency, and congressional spending requests, looking for duplications, over budget and unaffordable weapons systems, and projects driven by parochial or industry concerns rather than by sound security strategy.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Taxpayers for Common Sense opposes projects where the national benefit doesn’t outweigh the cost and advocates for a fix-it-first approach. We work to shift more of the financial costs and risks off federal taxpayers and onto the actual project beneficiaries themselves.