Obama’s and Paul Ryan’s Conflicting Budget Visions
Posted: 4/6/2012 12:02:00 AM
With his speech to news editors and executives this week, President Obama has made it clear that he plans to run a starkly ideological campaign, contrasting his vision for the future of the countr…
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Ryan’s Budget Proposal: Anything But Extreme
Posted: 4/6/2011 2:02:00 PM
The ritual denunciation of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s 2012 budget proposal has already begun. It is “extreme,” we are told, “radical” even. It “slashes” spending “indiscriminate…
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A Good Effort Falls Short
Posted: 12/2/2010 5:02:00 PM
The Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson deficit reduction plan doesn’t go far enough in reducing spending, something fiscal commission members should consider before Friday’s vote. In fact, the plan d…
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Elections Augur Change for Social Security
Posted: 9/16/2010 10:02:00 AM
You can tell it's election season because Democrats are once again attacking Republicans for daring to propose reforms to Social Security.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid can hardly get th…
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Enough Already with Stimulus Spending
Posted: 7/7/2010 12:19:00 PM
When it comes to government spending, “stimulus” apparently means never having to say “enough.”
You may not realize it to listen to, say, Paul Krugman, but Congress has already passed three …
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