Reform Should Not Wait For a Crisis

It is often said that our political system only responds to a crisis.  If that is true, we ...

The Presidents FY 2006 Budget: As significant for what it omits as for what it includes

Concord Coalition Warns That President's Budget Omits The Cost Of Major Initiatives

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition said today that President Bush's fiscal year 2006 budget takes an appropriately hard ...

New CBO Report Shows the Aging of the Budget

Concord Coalition's Executive Director To Testify on Social Security Reform

WASHINGTON -- Robert Bixby, Executive Director of The Concord Coalition, will testify Thursday before the Senate Special ...

Concord Coalition Warns That New CBO Projections Show A Worsening Budget Outlook

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition warned today that new projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) show a ...

Concord Coalition Leaders Warn Against “Free Lunch” And “Do Nothing” Social Security Plans

WASHINGTON -- In a full-page statement in this Sunday's New York Times (January 9, 2005), bipartisan leaders of ...

Fiscal Policy in Campaign 2004

I. Introduction I. Introduction Four years ago the budget was on its way to a $236 billion surplus and the ...

CONCORD COALITION RELEASES REPORT ON FISCAL POLICY IN CAMPAIGN 2004

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today released a report on fiscal policy in the 2004 presidential campaign, concluding ...

CONCORD COALITION WARNS CONGRESS AND CANDIDATES THAT ACTION IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE DEFICIT

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition warned policymakers and political candidates, including President Bush and Senator Kerry, that today's ...

CONCORD COALITION URGES BOTH PARTIES TO FACE UP TO THE REAL TRADE-OFFS OF SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM

WASHINGTON -- With President Bush expected to reiterate tonight his advocacy of personally owned accounts as an element ...

CONCORD COALITION RELEASES REPORT ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY: “LACK OF ACTION ON DEFICIT SIGNALS UNDUE COMPLACENCY”

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today released a new Report on Fiscal Responsibility entitled “Lack of Action On ...