Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Congress Continues To Ignore Looming Fiscal Crisis

The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) report on the federal budget for March is out and, unsurprisingly, the red ink is flowing like wine. But on...

Countdown To A Fiscal Crisis Continues At Alarming Rate

The Treasury Department reports that the national debt is a growing problem. That’s not news. What is news: $1 trillion in new debt is...

Ballooning Federal Debt Showcases Need For Entitlement Reforms

More news of the federal government’s finances, courtesy of the Congressional Budget Office, shows that the costs of all that profligate spending are really...

The Perilous Dance Of Politicians Ignoring The Urgency Of Debt

If most people know anything about the early Christian Saint Augustine, it may be his prayer: "Oh, Master, make me chaste and celibate –...

Congress Must Stop Putting Off Solving The Debt Crisis

Back in the dreary world of fiscal policy, there’s more grim news about the federal debt. According to a Bloomberg analysis, annual debt service...

Congress’ Debt Debate Is Far From Over

The spending and debt fight of a few weeks ago is not over, and that’s because the hard work of creating, debating, and then...

Meet the Republicans Who Supported the Schumer-McConnell Debt Limit Deal

The debt limit fight is drawing to a close. For now, at least. In the end, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) persuaded 14 members of...
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