“Isn’t it a shame,” the late journalist Earl Wilson once asked, “that future generations can’t be here to see all the wonderful things we’re doing with their money?” Chase Hagaman, New England regional director for The Concord Coalition, recalls that…
While projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) for rising federal deficits are troubling enough, a recent CBO blog post offers an important reminder of the uncertainties involved in such projections -- including how well the economy will perform in…
A European Commission decision that Apple owes Ireland more than $14.5 billion in back taxes highlights the need for corporate tax reform in Washington -- something that elected officials in both parties have been talking about for years. The commission…
Amid rising public concern about prescription drug costs, new federal data show that Medicare spending on drugs rose by more than 17 percent from 2013 to 2014 -- even though claims increased by only 3 percent. The 17 percent increase,…