Economist Mom Explains Obama Era Fiscal and Economic Policy
November 13, 2018Having entered the White House in the midst of the Great Recession, then President Obama spent much of his time in office trying to deal with the weakened economy.
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CEO's Simple Fix: Reform Spending and Revenue
November 05, 2018Politicians do not want to address the nation’s debt issues because that would require both tax increases and reductions in spending on entitlement programs, said David Cote, former CEO o
Bipartisan Policy Changes Can Put the Debt on a Downward Trajectory
August 09, 2017When The Concord Coalition was founded in 1992, the national debt was on a sharp upward trajectory. Yet just five years later, Democratic President Bill Clinton signed legislation passed by a Republican Congress that implemented the first balanced budget in decades. By the time Clinton left the White House, the Congressional Budget Office was projecting a 10-year surplus of over $5 trillion and there was even discussion about whether the national debt could be paid off entirely.
Bipartisan Health Care Plans Point Towards Consensus
May 07, 2013Several high-profile, bipartisan health care reform plans have demonstrated in recent months that there is a developing consensus among fiscal and health care policy experts on the steps needed to move the country towards a less expensive, more effective and more patient-centered system.
The plans are the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Health Care Cost Initiative, the health care portion of the latest Simpson-Bowles recommendations, a plan from the Engleberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings, and a plan from the National Coalition on Health Care.
Simpson and Bowles Again Show a Way Forward
April 24, 2013Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, who led a national fiscal commission to a bipartisan set of recommendations in late 2010, have released a new budget plan that shows once again that a mix of spendi
Good Advice For Dealing With the Federal Debt
March 26, 2013
Simpson-Bowles Framework Deserves Public Support
March 05, 2013Americans around the country can support long-term fiscal reform by encouraging their elected representatives to consider the updated framework that Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson rele
Updated Simpson-Bowles Plan ‘Right on Target’
February 20, 2013Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, who co-chaired the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, proposed a new fiscal framework Tuesday that would put the nation’s finances
Concord Coalition Urges Support of New Simpson-Bowles Fiscal Framework
February 19, 2013WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today offered its strong support for the new fiscal framework proposed by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson to put the nation’s unsustainable finances on a sound, responsible path.
State, Local Leaders Call for Action in Washington
November 12, 2012Alarmed about the impact that federal budget problems could have on other levels of government, state and local officials have become increasingly vocal this year in calling for constructive action in Washington.