Robert Bixby, Author at The Concord Coalition

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To Go Big, Keep Going

Members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (“super committee”) have a timing problem that compounds their ...

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

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AARP Ignores Need for Fiscal Reform

Last week, AARP doubled-down on its insistence that Social Security and Medicare benefits should be off ...

Monday, October 24, 2011

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Seeking Solutions -- Two By Two

Last January, members of Congress paired up with colleagues of the opposite party for the State of the ...

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Strengths and Weaknesses in Obama's Deficit Reduction Plan

President Obama deserves credit for putting Medicare and Medicaid on the table for deficit-reduction efforts and ...

Monday, September 19, 2011

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Obama's Proposals Could Boost Economy, But Effectiveness Depends on Long-Term Fiscal Reform

It is not inconsistent to provide effective short-term support for the economic recovery while laying the groundwork for ...

Thursday, September 8, 2011

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The American People Want In

This post originally appeared on The American Square This post originally appeared on The American SquareTwelve official members of ...

Monday, August 15, 2011

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New Congressional Committee Must Put National Interest First

Members of the new Congressional Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction will have a threshold decision to make: Do ...

Monday, August 8, 2011

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Debt-Limit Deal Avoids Default But Does Not Solve Fundamental Fiscal Problems

In this debt-limit game of musical chairs, the music has stopped and it’s time to grab a seat. ...

Monday, August 1, 2011

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A Better Way Out of the Stalemate

The partisan vortex in Washington is now so strong that it threatens to swallow all rational thought. The partisan ...

Thursday, July 14, 2011

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Go Long

This originally appeared on The American Square at http://theamericansquare.org/profiles/blogs/go-long This originally appeared on The American Square at http://theamericansquare.org/profiles/blogs/go-longPresident Obama ...

Thursday, July 7, 2011

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Can't Get There From Here

The punch line of an old joke aptly describes the status of budget negotiations in Washington: you can’t ...

Friday, June 3, 2011

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Trustees' New Projections Show Why Entitlement Reform Can't Wait

Anyone wondering why Social Security and Medicare should be “on the table” in budget negotiations need look no ...

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

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