The third and final presidential debate last week failed to provide voters with credible and specific proposals for putting the federal debt on a sustainable path. “Donald Trump’s suggestion that economic growth alone can solve the problem is not realistic…
State governments around the country face rapidly growing pension liabilities as the result of low returns and “weak” contributions, according to a new report from Moody’s Investor Services. Based on compliance with new accounting rules, the report says, states’ adjusted…
Peter G. Peterson, who has spent decades focusing public attention on the nation’s unsustainable budget policies and encouraging fiscal reform, is being honored by The Concord Coalition with its 2016 Paul E. Tsongas Economic Patriot Award. Peterson “has been a…
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…