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Bernanke Urges Action

Testifying before the House Budget Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said last week that addressing the “powerful ...

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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New Budget Falls Short on Tax and Entitlement Reforms

On Monday President Obama unveiled a proposed budget for Fiscal 2012 that failed to aggressively follow up on ...

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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Citizen Groups Urge Action on the Debt

Citizen groups originally convened by The Concord Coalition have called on Congress and President Obama to produce “a ...

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

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Citizen Groups Urge Congress and the President to Rein in Federal Debt

WASHINGTON -- Citizen groups originally convened by The Concord Coalition today called on Congress and President Obama to produce “a bold, comprehensive ...

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

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State of Union Lacked Plan of Attack on Deficits

President Obama’s State of the Union address raised questions about his willingness to take the lead in focusing ...

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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Troubling New CBO Projections

The Congressional Budget Office has released its annual Budget and Economic Outlook, filled with statistics that underscore the ...

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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Unfair Burdens on the Young

Although older Americans often talk about wanting a bright future for their children and grandchildren, irresponsible fiscal policies ...

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

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If You Think Debt is Expensive, Just Try Default

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner has warned Congress that the statutory debt limit could be reached by ...

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

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Snowballing Interest Costs Could Lead to Avalanche

A recent Congressional Budget Office report warns that interest payments on the national debt could swell to unprecedented ...

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

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It’s Official: U.S. Fiscal Policy is Unsustainable

With the ink barely dry on a $858 billion tax cut and emergency spending bill, lawmakers were ...

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

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Coal in Our Children’s Stockings

American adults have turned traditional holiday values on their heads by buying gifts for ourselves and putting it ...

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

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The High Price of Procrastination

Deficit hawks have long warned that unnecessary delays in deficit reduction carry risks and high costs that will ...

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

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