Fiscal Check-up Shows U.S. Is Ailing
June 22, 2018Uncle Sam just got a fiscal health check-up from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and it didn’t go well.
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The OECD Weighs In On Dangers Of U.S. Fiscal Policy
June 13, 2018This is a guest post by Concord Coalition intern Rob Ryan
College Students: Reform Is 'Up to Us'
May 29, 2018“I remember sitting, looking at the national debt clock projected on the smart board and realizing how much of an issue this is,” said Brittany Brown, a top ten finalist in the national “
CBO Report Underscores Problems in Trump's Budget Plan
May 24, 2018WASHINGTON -- The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its analysis of President Trump’s proposed budget for Fiscal 2019. Robert L.
Deficits and Social Security: Time For a Plan
May 14, 2018Former U.S. Rep.
Peterson Foundation Fiscal Summit: ‘Debt Matters’
May 11, 2018Amid widespread concern about the rapidly rising national debt, The Peter G.
Remembering Three Giants
April 27, 2018New Hampshire Business Review
Sometimes, when people pass from the scene, it seems as if “constants” in our lives have gone away, leaving huge voids.
Others Dig Out of Debt; U.S. Digs Deeper
April 23, 2018The United States has earned a dubious distinction, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF): It is the o
Trillions and Trillions in Deficits
April 17, 2018Guests on “Facing the Future” last week lamented new projections of trillion-dollar federal deficits beginning in Fiscal 2020 and discussed how recent tax and spending decisions had contr
Balanced Budget Vote Triggers Debate Over Spending in Washington
April 15, 2018Dayton Daily News (Ohio)
Here’s a quick way to cause howls of ridicule among fiscal deficit hawks: Pass a $1.5 trillion tax cut, follow it up with a $1.3 trillion spending bill and then vote on a bill calling for a Balance