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Hell No To a Debt Ceiling Increase Aug. 10, 2021
Sometimes, when you go into a store with expensive merchandise on the shelves, you will see a sign t... Read More
Why Spending Matters in Times of Inflation and High Debt Jul. 22, 2021
A lot of people don't care about the nation's growing debt. Some believe that low interest rates for... Read More
The Return of the Tax Gap Hype Jul. 15, 2021
Every policy wonk will tell you that after you live in Washington long enough, you start seeing the ... Read More
Let's Make a Deal -- to Abdicate Responsibility Jul. 01, 2021
If you follow the news, you may be under the impression that nothing ever gets done in Congress and ... Read More
Time to Start Talking About America's Coming Bankruptcy Mar. 05, 2021
Did you know America is going bankrupt? Most people don't. Maybe the saddest part about our country'... Read More
The Worst Budget in American History Feb. 09, 2021
Is there even one half-sane Democrat that will stand up and denounce the fiscal atrocity of Presiden... Read More
Political Hypocrisy on Deficits and the National Debt Feb. 06, 2021
On April 1, 2018, when Thad Cochran retired after 40 years as a U.S. senator from Mississippi, he ma... Read More
No Longer the Democratic Party of JFK Nov. 11, 2020
In this current era of no compulsory military service, Veterans Day takes on personal meaning to few... Read More
It Doesn't Matter Which Democrat Wins Feb. 05, 2020
There is poetic justice in the chaos we've witnessed in Iowa. First, the Des Moines Register pulled ... Read More
Our Coming Debt Crisis Jan. 31, 2020
Ten to 20 years from now, we will not be talking about impeachment, and believe it or not, we won't ... Read More
'It's the Spending, Stupid!' Jul. 02, 2019
The Congressional Budget Office has just released its mid-year update on the federal fiscal situatio... Read More
The Deficit in Media Questioning Jun. 16, 2019
WASHINGTON — Trade secret: We in the news media often hate the media, too. I had such a momen... Read More
The $2 Trillion Infrastructure Trap May. 05, 2019
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer emerged from ... Read More
Here's to Making 2019 a Year for D.C. to Remember Jan. 03, 2019
Christmas is over, and the new year begins. Now Congress needs to go back to work and clean up the m... Read More
Here We Go Again -- Another Chaotic Christmas for Congress Dec. 27, 2018
The primary job of Congress is to pass a budget. Yet year after year, its members fail to do their j... Read More
Stop Spending Money We Don't Have Nov. 28, 2018
It's not fun to talk about fiscal responsibility, but it's becoming a mathematical necessity. In 200... Read More
Tax Reform 2.0? Let's Do Better Aug. 02, 2018
Republicans and President Trump are talking about tax reform 2.0. Unfortunately, it's futile without... Read More
The Debt Clock Keeps Spinning Jul. 05, 2018
In 1989, a New York businessman who was worried about chronic federal budget deficits erected the Na... Read More
Odds and Ends Jun. 30, 2018
Thanks to President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, we learned this week from the nonpartisan Congress... Read More
A Better Way Toward Reducing Student Loan Debt Jun. 01, 2018
Everyone knows there's no such thing as a free lunch — let alone a free college education, som... Read More
