#National Debt

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…

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,…

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…

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…

Many baby boomers put a high priority on “investing” in their children by encouraging good health habits, getting them to doctors and dentists for regular check-ups, and preparing them for college.But Diane Lim Rogers, The Concord Coalition’s chief economist, points…

With its August update of the Budget and Economic Outlook, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has thrown sand into the political gears of both parties as they hone their fiscal policy arguments for the November elections. (more…)

In a marathon session, the president’s fiscal commission heard suggestions late last month from dozens of organizations and individuals on how to fix Social Security, improve the tax system and tackle other difficult challenges facing the country.The bipartisan commission is…

With pressure mounting to show progress in reining in the nation’s unsustainable structural budget deficit, Social Security reform may soon return to the policy agenda. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush each made attempts at reforming Social Security in…