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Fiscal Problems Raise Moral Issues

Nov 1, 2011

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…

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The AARP’s Irresponsible Ad Campaign

Oct 18, 2011

The AARP has launched a misleading and divisive ad campaign aimed at excluding Social Security and Medicare from any deficit-reduction proposals that might be developed by the new congressional “super committee.”This could have a dramatic negative impact on other government…

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‘Class Warfare’ or Just Math?

Sep 27, 2011

The tax proposals in President Obama’s latest deficit-reduction plan have led to partisan charges and counter-charges of “class warfare.” Journalist have focused heavily on his proposed “Buffett Rule,” which Obama says would ensure that people like Omaha billionaire Warren Buffett…

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Former Lawmakers Encourage ‘Gang of Six’

May 17, 2011

Efforts by the bipartisan “Gang of Six” in the Senate to forge a comprehensive budget deal have received vigorous support from members of The Concord Coalition's Board of Directors who have previously served in Congress.“The cooperative approach taken by the…

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Trustees’ Reports Underscore Need for Entitlement Reform

May 17, 2011

The trustees of Medicare and Social Security issued their annual reports last week, providing further evidence of the need for substantial reforms of the big entitlement programs that make up over a third of the federal budget.As in past years,…

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Process Reform As Deficit Reduction: A First Step, But No Substitute for Policy

May 3, 2011

As the President and Congress consider deficit reduction options and an increase in the debt limit, budget process proposals have recently become popular on Capitol Hill. (more…)

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Next Defense Secretary Calls For ‘Hard Choices’

May 3, 2011

President Obama has turned to a well-known expert on the federal budget to run a Defense Department where the administration hopes to dramatically improve efficiency and reduce spending.The President named Leon Panetta, who has been CIA director, to replace Robert…

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Ryan’s Budget Squeeze

Apr 12, 2011

Under Paul Ryan’s budget plan, the country’s three big entitlement programs – Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid – would make up a larger share of non-interest federal spending than they would under the budget President Obama proposed earlier this year.It…

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House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s Dilemma

Mar 23, 2011

* Updated based on the CBO Preliminary Analysis of the President’s Budget released on March 18 As the new chairman of the House Budget Committee, Paul Ryan faces a daunting task in producing a budget resolution that satisfies the policy goals…

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Let’s Try to Wrap It Up

Mar 15, 2011

Appropriations remain on the agenda this week as Congress considers yet another short-term continuing resolution (CR). A new CR is necessary to prevent a government shutdown when the current one expires this Friday.After the Senate last week rejected both a…

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Financial Planning: Not Washington’s Strong Suit

Mar 8, 2011

Washington’s money problems make it all the more important for individual Americans to plan responsibly for their own financial futures. At the same time, elected officials have no time to lose in confronting the fiscal challenges imposed by an aging…

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The President’s FY 2012 Budget: Pressing the Pause Button

Feb 22, 2011

President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget is not a bold policy proposal. It is an oddly complacent budget for a situation that requires anything but complacency.Faced with a growing chorus of warnings from official and unofficial sources that we are…

Policy Briefs

Fiscal Problems Raise Moral Issues

The AARP’s Irresponsible Ad Campaign

‘Class Warfare’ or Just Math?

Former Lawmakers Encourage ‘Gang of Six’

Trustees’ Reports Underscore Need for Entitlement Reform

Process Reform As Deficit Reduction: A First Step, But No Substitute for Policy

Next Defense Secretary Calls For ‘Hard Choices’

Ryan’s Budget Squeeze

House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s Dilemma

Let’s Try to Wrap It Up

Financial Planning: Not Washington’s Strong Suit

The President’s FY 2012 Budget: Pressing the Pause Button

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