The “penny plan” to reduce spending by one cent on every dollar (one percent a year), which has been bouncing around Washington for years, got renewed attention recently from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. (more…)
With the presidential election less than two months away, The Concord Coalition is urging Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to detail their proposals to put the federal government’s borrowing, spending and tax policies on a more sustainable course. “Non-partisan experts…
Congress is returning from its lengthy recess to a depressingly familiar situation for this time of year: The budget process has broken down and lawmakers have only a few weeks to reach agreement on legislation needed to keep the government…
New projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provide further evidence that candidates for federal office should address the nation’s worsening budget problems. “Voters are hearing a lot of expensive new proposals from candidates but not so much about how…
