The hope for "regular order" on a budget resolution stalled this week as unfortunate partisan bickering continued over whether lawmakers should proceed with a House and Senate conference committee. Republicans on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Senate Majority Leader Harry…
As election day approaches, it is appropriate to look at what we know and what we don’t know about the two candidates’ fiscal policy proposals -- especially since we are unlikely to get any more details before the election. In…
I. What’s a structural deficit? One possible response to the recent spike in federal budget deficits -- from $161 billion in 2007 to more than $1 trillion in each of the last three years is: Don’t worry. It’s all caused…
Government projections of a rising federal debt that will eventually exceed the size of the economy and continue growing after that raise fundamental moral questions for today’s Americans. “How can we justify burdening our children and future generations with such…
