President's Bipartisan Fiscal Commission Gears Up, Looks to Public for Suggestions

The President’s fiscal commission is dividing its work among three subgroups that will focus on taxes, discretionary spending, ...

President's Bipartisan Commission Urged to Engage the Public in Search for Fiscal Solutions

With President Obama’s bipartisan fiscal commission preparing for its first meeting tomorrow, some lawmakers are wisely urging its ...

Fiscal Commissions

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Discretionary Spending

Fed Chairman Calls for "Credible Plan" to Deal with the Nation's Fiscal Challenges

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said last week that the country must start making tough decisions to rein ...

Social Security Watershed: Benefit Payments Exceeding the System's Payroll Tax Revenue

Trustees of the Social Security system have long warned that as more and more baby boomers retired, Social ...

President proposes budget with short term deficits, long term discipline

President Obama's proposed budget contains increased immediate spending targeted at the continuing recession, but includes several measures and ...

Federal Budget

Debt Limit Increase Offers an Opportunity to Enact Positive Reforms

Before leaving town in December, Congress raised the statutory debt limit by $290 billion to $12.39 trillion. This ...

Health Care

Health Care Reform: End Game Fiscal Considerations

I. Introduction With the House having passed its version of health care reform (H.R. 3962) and the Senate on ...