Legislative Logjam
May 27, 2020One silent victim of the coronavirus pandemic is the 2020 congressional legislative agenda.
National Debt
No, U.S. isn’t expected to borrow heavily from China to pay for COVID-19 stimulus
May 21, 2020Politifact
Most of the debt incurred so far to deal with the coronavirus has been purchased by the Federal Reserve, not foreign or domestic savers, said Joshua Gordon, senior policy adviser at the Concord Coa
House Passes $3 Trillion Relief Bill
May 20, 2020Moving rapidly to pass the next installment of COVID-19 pandemic relief, on May 15 the U.S.
Will record deficits to combat coronavirus usher in new era of government spending?
May 14, 2020Deseret News
Smith, with the Concord Coalition, and others who lament Congress didn’t take advantage of the pre-pandemic years of growth to eliminate deficit spending and lower the national debt said not doing
In for a Penny, in for a Pound
May 06, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Concord Coalition Senior Policy Advisor,
Debt Expert OK With Federal Coronavirus Spending
April 29, 2020KJZZ
The federal budget deficit for the 2021 fiscal year is nearly $1 trillion, and the debt is estimated at more than $24 trillion.
To Infinity and Beyond?
April 29, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by
Collection of Information Related to the Fiscal Impacts of Coronavirus
As the federal government responds to the coronavirus and its economic impact, The Concord Coalition will track and comment on fiscal policy-related actions by policymakers.
When This is Over
April 22, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Gene Steuerl
Fixing the Roof While It's Raining
April 09, 2020Lake Geneva Regional News
President Trump this afternoon signed a $2 trillion spending bill to respond to the health emergency, while the Federal Reserve spent the better part of a trillion dollars this week buying bonds of