Taking the Challenge
When people asked Al Simpson and me why we agreed to take on the challenge of finding a solution to our nation’s deficit and debt, we originally said we were doing it for our 15 grandkids, my nine and...
View ArticleHouse GOP Releases 2013 Budget Blueprint
Earlier today, the House Budget Committee released its 2013 budget plan titled “The Path to Prosperity: A Blueprint for American Renewal.” Click here to view the full report. Following the release,...
View ArticleSome Key Points About The House Republican Budget Resolution
The late North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms once told a story of a defense planner in the early years of World War II, who was tasked by his colleagues to figure out how the United States could supply...
View ArticleSPECIAL EDITION: Where The Budget Is Going In 2012
This is a rather long post. It tries to put into a clearer perspective the highly publicized impending end-of-year budget and tax events – called “taxmageddon” by some in the press. It takes the...
View ArticleThe Political Implications Of The “Fiscal Commission Budget Plan”
Last week, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) put forward a budget resolution. Although on the surface this is an unremarkable event – it is supposed to happen every year, before this...
View ArticleThe Beginning of the Endgame?
Let’s Make a Deal: A New Series There were a couple of developments on the budget this week, coming out of the House Republican camp (pardon the pun – as will be explained in a moment). First, House...
View ArticleIN THE NEWS: The State of the Global Economy
CED Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Joe Minarik, discusses the state of the U.S. and global economies on CCTV’s Biz Asia America, a business program anchored by Phillip Yin covering...
View ArticleNews From The Fiscal Cliff
This week, the end-of-year automatic policy changes that were originally intended to steady the shaky federal budget appeared to rise in public concern. A Wednesday front-page above-the-fold...
View ArticleStumbling Toward The Cliff
Some time ago, I wrote a post to explain why the Congress, beyond not taking action on the “fiscal cliff” before the election, was likely not to act in any meaningful way even in a “lame duck” session...
View ArticlePaul Ryan, The Campaign, And The Budget
This is an additional, longer-than-usual post, to provide detail on the news of the last few days. We will be back to the usual format later this week. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Former Massachusetts...
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