President

Budget Battles

  • A Reverse Robin Hood?

    Bernanke: A Reverse Robin Hood in Middle Class Clothing

    By Liz Peek

    If you’re wondering why the rich are getting richer, ask Mr. Bernanke. President Obama has accused Mitt Romney of being a “reverse Robin Hood” – taking from the poor and giving to the rich...

  • “Makers” Take Lion’s Share of Tax Breaks

    By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s impolitic comments at a fundraiser in Florida last May shed light on his attitude toward the 46 percent of the population that paid no federal income...

  • Romney Comment Derails Republican Campaign Again

    By Philip Rucker, The Washington Post

    Romney faced another distraction Monday, as Mother Jones magazine unearthed a video that it said showed the candidate speaking at a May 17 fundraiser in Boca Raton, Fla. In the video, Romney says...

  • The Next President Will Step into Deficit Hell

    By Knowledge Wharton, Knowledge@Wharton

    To hear the candidates tell it, the presidential election offers a dramatic choice on the economy: Vote for me, each says, if you want a robust recovery; pick my opponent, and we'll plunge back into...

  • “This is No Way to Run a Government!”–Adm. Mullen

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    s a former Secretary of Defense and CIA director who served eight of the last nine presidents, Bob Gates has navigated treacherous issues before—Soviets during the Cold War, the Taliban, South...