Introduction The Constitution (Article I, section 9, clause 7) gives Congress the “power of the purse,” which means no ...
When The Concord Coalition was founded in September 1992, it was already apparent that the federal budget was ...
After a three-week delay, we finally know how much deficit reduction was achieved in H.R.5376, the Inflation Reduction ...
Download the pdf: Social-Security-Replacement-Rates_Nudging-in-the-Wrong-Direction.pdf Introduction Social Security reform is both necessary and urgent, yet Congress remains reluctant to act. This political ...
WASHINGTON, DC – The Concord Coalition today welcomed the deficit reduction goals of the Democratic Climate, Tax and Health ...
Introduction With inflation rising and economic growth slowing, the Federal Reserve (Fed) faces the difficult task of curbing inflation ...
Recession chatter reached a fever pitch this week when, on July 28, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its 2022 Long-Term Budget Outlook, projecting yet again a grim ...
With the recent onslaught of crisis-driven news—everything from 40-year high inflation, war in Ukraine, Supreme Court rulings, and ...
Introduction Most economists agree there are times when government borrowing is either necessary or unavoidable, such as wars and ...
Introduction Since the last major Social Security reforms enacted in 1983, every annual Trustees’ report has projected benefits would ...
WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that this year’s reports from the Social Security and Medicare trustees sound ...
