FORUM TOPIC
spending
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Congress Should Focus on Growing the Economy, not the Bureaucracy
The left’s out-of-control spending has led to sky high consumer prices — devastating workers and families.
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To Eliminate Government Waste, Shine a Light on the Bureaucracy
Thanks to the Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act, there will now be a searchable list of every federal program, how many people work on it, how much it costs, and how it is evaluated – if at all.
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If Everything is Infrastructure, Common Ground will be Hard to Find
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.
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Do Deficits Matter? Yes.
The Grand Old Party should rediscover its fiscally responsible heritage.
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Do Deficits Matter? It’s Complicated…
Massive monetary infusions only produce inflation when the money is injected into the economy.
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Entitlement Reform: The 800 pound gorilla that’s being ignored in the 2008 campaign
When asked what they would do about fixing entitlement spending, with just a few exceptions, the current presidential candidates quickly retreat into clichés.
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Ho, Ho, Ho!
When it comes to federal spending, it’s become Christmas all year.
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Do Deficits Really Matter?
According to the former CBO Director, they matter a great deal.
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A Bipartisan Solution to Long-Term Spending Discipline
SAFE Commission would call on both Democrats and Republicans to serve.
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Debt Reduction Done Right
With the debt at historic levels, this respected budget expert argues that what the country needs is a bold and balanced plan to curb spending and get the economy back on track.
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Putting an End to Budget Gimmickry
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…
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Q&A with Alan Simpson
The former Wyoming Senator talks about the politics of the moment and why the plan he coauthored with Erskine Bowles represents the best hope of reducing the debt before it is too late.