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After the U.S. Credit Downgrade, Let's Talk About a Radical Budgetary Change Aug. 10, 2023
Fitch Ratings just downgraded the U.S. government's credit rating due in part to Congress's erosion ... Read More
Should We Blame the Budget Players or the Game? Aug. 03, 2023
It's common knowledge among budget experts that the budget process is "broken." Anyone who regularly... Read More
Wanted: A President Who Will Embrace the Spending Challenge Jun. 29, 2023
Election season is getting into gear, and that means politicians of all stripes making promises abou... Read More
Biden's Age Paid Off in Debt Limit Crisis May. 31, 2023
Ain't no way to run a railroad, Congress, facing a debt limit crisis. The United States Treasury ca... Read More
Why the Debt Ceiling Continues to Matter May. 11, 2023
The debt-ceiling standoff has people concerned about what will happen if the U.S. defaults on its de... Read More
The Truth About the Debt Limit Fight Feb. 03, 2023
As with so many of our national debates, the truth about the current debt limit fight is not just di... Read More
Budgeting in Wonderland Nov. 12, 2015
One need not be intricately familiar with the tale of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" to apprecia... Read More
Winning the Debt-Limit Fight Oct. 20, 2015
During his eight years in office, Barack Obama is on pace to have increased the national debt by a h... Read More
What the Debt Ceiling Really Means Jul. 11, 2011
The clock is slowly ticking toward Aug. 2, the date on which the U.S. faces "fiscal Armageddon&... Read More
An Establishment in Panic Jul. 06, 2011
By refusing to accept tax increases in a deal to raise the debt ceiling, Republicans are behaving li... Read More
Obama's Raw Deal? Jul. 06, 2011
Suddenly Republican leaders in Congress, after months of staring down the Democrats over a potential... Read More
Why You Can't Trust Fiscal Conservatives Jan. 17, 2011
I'm beginning to believe the term "fiscal conservative" is an oxymoron. As long as I have ... Read More
