July 22, 2011 3:34PM 

# This Week in Government Failure 

By [Tad DeHaven](https://www.cato.org/people/tad-dehaven) 

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Over at [Downsizing the Federal Government](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/), we focused on the following issues this past week:

- It’s time to repeal [New Deal labor laws](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/repealing-new-deal-labor-laws).
- A new Cato video on the “[Cut, Cap, and Balance](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/cato-video-cut-cap-and-balance)” proposal.
- [$2 trillion in spending cuts](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/two-trillion-isnt-enough) in exchange for raising the debt ceiling isn’t enough.
- [Congratulations to Sen. Tom Coburn’s staff](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/gang-six-and-senator-coburn) for producing a massive study chock-full of specific spending-cut ideas.
- The [Gang of Six deficit reduction plan](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/gang-six-plan-lousy) is lousy.
- Chris Preble on the hysteria over potential [cuts in military spending](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/spending-cuts-and-national-security).

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