Opinion Piece on Budget Reform
Maya MacGuineas’ opinion piece in Roll Call, Reducing the Budget Deficit Requires More Th
Health Care
The Second Ten Years
CQ reports that CBO is likely to score the costs of the Senate Finance Committee health care bill for the second ten year period.
Selective Triggering
We think triggers can be helpful in budgeting, by providing a back-up plan for when estimates prove wrong or conditions change, and by helping...
The Deficit Pledge
"I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits – either now or in the future. Period.”
Some Highlights from Obama's Health Care Speech
A few minutes ago, President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress to discuss health care reform.
Those 'Health Care Gimmicks' Are Still Out There
Today, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation released a Lewin Group analysis of the current House health care reform bill (America’s Affordable...
Pandering to Seniors
Responsible budgeting is always challenging – but it is particularly so when the discussion centers on certain “third rail" issues...
Fiscal Space, Stimulus and Entitlement Cuts
Given the weak economy, how do we balance our need for economic stimulus now with our need to get our fiscal house in order to prevent the age and
Taxing the Middle Class
August 4 - Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs