Common Cents with Bill Weld
July 10, 2019WKXL Radio
Former Governor Bill Weld joins Chase Hagaman and Paul Steinhau
Elections
We are handing down a dangerous legacy of debt
July 08, 2019Seacoastonline.com
Chase Hagaman, the New England Regional Director of The Concord Coalition writes about the need for renewed efforts to discuss and act on the current trajectory of the national debt.
A Timely Warning for 2020 Presidential Candidates
June 25, 2019WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that long-term projections released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provide a t
Issue Guide for the 2020 Presidential Election
June 24, 2019As the presidential campaign heats up with the first debates this week, The Concord Coalition has released The National Debt & Federal Budget: 2020 President
Help Make the Debt a Top Issue in 2020
The debt cannot be ignored. It will be there when the next presidential term starts and it will have an influence on every new initiative the administration may propose.
Prioritizing Critical Investments
The CBO projects that the economy will grow at an average annual rate of just 1.9 percent over the next 30 years (adjusted for inflation).
Taxes
Federal revenues are not keeping pace with expenditures, a trend that will continue as federal spending on health and retirement programs is projected to increase. At the same time the U.S.
Health Care
Nearly 18 percent of economic activity in the United States involves health care and that is projected to grow in the future because health care costs have historically grown more quickly than the
Social Security
Social Security is a critical program that provides retirement and disability income to 64 million Americans.
Debt and the Economy
Addressing our fiscal challenges and growing the economy are not mutually exclusive policy goals. They are interrelated.