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Forum Thursday in West Palm Beach to Highlight Possible Solutions to Rising Federal Debt
7 Jun, 2013 - Press Release

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. -- A panel of experts on fiscal issues will discuss solutions to the growing federal debt at a lunch program at the Economic Forum of Palm Beach County on Thursday, June 13.

The speakers will be Paul Stebbins, executive chairman of the Board of World Fuel Services Corp.; Julio Fuentes, president and CEO of the Florida State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition.  

The Economic Forum of Palm Beach County is hosting the program, titled “Fix the Debt and Why It...

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Concord Coalition Takes Its Fiscal Wake-Up Tour Message To White House Summit
23 Feb, 2009 - Press Release
The Concord Coalition said today that it welcomes President Obama’s White House summit on fiscal responsibility and urged participants to seek common ground on key challenges rather than erect barriers to constructive solutions. Concord will be represented at the summit by Executive Director... Read More
Statement on the Fiscal Responsibility Summit
19 Feb, 2009 - Special Publication
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/090219-fiscal_responsibility_summit.pdf
To access the PDF version, click here President Obama’s intention to convene a fiscal responsibility summit is a very welcome development. It offers a valuable opportunity to focus public attention on our nation’s unsustainable budget outlook and to highlight various approaches to meaningful... Read More
A Letter to the Young Members of Congress
13 Feb, 2009 - Special Publication
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/YES_letter_to_Congress_updated.pdf
Considering the unprecedented scale of the 2009 stimulus package, a group of youth leaders concerned about the future of the national debt wrote a letter to the youngest members of Congress urging them to consider the long term implications of today's budgetary decisions.   Read the Full Letter... Read More
Moving Forward with Bipartisan Tax Policy
12 Feb, 2009 - Special Publication
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/090212-taxpaper.pdf
By Robert Carroll, John E. Chapoton, Maya MacGuineas, and Diane Lim Rogers[1]  PDF Version found here U.S. tax policy is urgently in need of reform. Our tax system is overly complex and has failed to keep pace with changing economic conditions. The current economic crisis has led to an... Read More
Designing A Framework For Economic Recovery And Fiscal Sustainability
28 Jan, 2009 - Issue Brief
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/January_28_issue_brief-final.pdf
President Obama and the new Congress face distinct but related fiscal policy challenges over the short and long term. Swift action is necessary both to address immediate needs and develop an “exit strategy” to ensure that our response to the current crisis does not have adverse unintended... Read More
A Budget We Can Believe In
27 Jan, 2009 - Special Publication
To: President Barack Obama From: Robert Bixby, William Galston, Ron Haskins, Julia Isaacs, Maya MacGuineas, Will Marshall, Pietro Nivola, Rudolph Penner, Robert Reischauer, Alice Rivlin, Isabel Sawhill, Eugene Steuerle Subject: A Budget We Can Believe In Date: January 27, 2009 Your first... Read More
Concord Coalition Urges Lawmakers To Couple Economic Stimulus With Long-Term Fiscal Restraint
7 Jan, 2009 - Press Release
The Concord Coalition today urged lawmakers to take note of the first ever annual deficit projected to exceed $1 trillion and a post World War II high of 8.3 percent of GDP, and take steps to prevent deficits of this magnitude from becoming the norm. Concord warned that any attempt at economic... Read More
Why Economic Recovery Requires Confronting the Long-Term Fiscal Challenge
8 Dec, 2008 - Facing Facts
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/FF%20Newsletter%20Vol%204%202_08-1204_FINAL2.pdf
In this issue, Neil Howe and Richard Jackson discuss the importance of confronting the nation's looming long-term fiscal crisis while working to jump-start the economy.  As larger annual deficits grow nearer and countries begin to reevaluate their assets, it will be important for the United States... Read More
PAYGO's Continued Relevance in Economic Recovery and Strategic Budgeting
19 Nov, 2008 - Issue Brief
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/Paygo_issue_brief.pdf
Introduction Economic conditions have deteriorated to the point where some form of additional fiscal stimulus is clearly justified -- even though such action would increase an already bloated federal budget deficit. This does not mean, however, that all forms of fiscal discipline must be tossed... Read More
Fiscal Policy Beyond Election Day: Nine Challenges For '09
22 Oct, 2008 - Issue Brief
http://www.concordcoalition.org/files/uploaded-pdfs/2008-McCain-Obama-issue-brief_1.pdf
When Americans go to the polls on November 4, they will elect a president who will inherit an array of fiscal and economic challenges greater than any new administration has faced since 1933. In his Inaugural Address that year, Franklin Roosevelt famously reassured Americans that, “the only thing... Read More