federal budget
If Everything is Infrastructure, Common Ground will be Hard to Find
by JAY COST
Because Democrats view infrastructure spending in part as a way to transfer wealth from the rich to the poor, they have no problem raising taxes to finance such projects.
Do Deficits Matter? Yes.
by MARC JOFFE
The Grand Old Party should rediscover its fiscally responsible heritage.
The Ghosts of Budgets Past, Present & Future
by G. WILLIAM HOAGLAND
Ebenezer Scrooge would have certainly asserted of Congress’ budget process: “it is dead, dead as a door-nail.” In the spirit of the season, it is worth examining why the process now lies with old Marley in the graveyard.
Putting an End to Budget Gimmickry
by MARTHA ROBY
The first term Congresswoman from Alabama discusses the bill she has introduced to restore accountability to the budgeting process. “Recent polls indicate that as few as one in ten Americans think Congress is doing a good job. The cause of that discontent is often rooted in a fundamental problem: the American people don’t trust what politicians tell them.
And why should they?”
