Posts by Tyler

Perhaps the most important issue in America today about which we expect to hear little to nothing during campaigns for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and president this year is federal debt. Today, the nation's debt stands at more than $23…

Budget watchers and deficit hawks on Monday excoriated President Trump's fiscal 2021 budget proposal for relying on what they called overly optimistic economic assumptions and unrealistic plans to tackle the nation's $23 trillion debt. Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The…

The Concord Coalition said today that new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections showing federal deficits and debt steadily rising over the next 10 years and leaping to historic highs over the longer term are an alarming signal that action…

When the winner of the 2020 presidential election takes the Oath of Office on Jan. 20, 2021, he or she will assume responsibility for a government that carries about $24 trillion in debt and projected budget deficits exceeding $1 trillion…

Today’s update from the CBO provides a sobering reality check on campaign calls for major spending increases or big tax cuts. The alarming budget outlook during a period of sustained economic growth and low unemployment reflects the continuing failure of…

The Concord Coalition mourns the death of Janet Ryan of Fresno California, a dedicated advocate of fiscal and generational responsibility. Ms. Ryan served as Concord's California and West Coast Director for many years. In 2008, she brought Concord's Fiscal Wake-Up…

At the time, military spending, including spending on homeland security, accounted for 54% of discretionary spending — that is, not-mandatory spending. But it accounted for only 16% of federal spending overall. "This is a common mistake," Robert Bixby, executive director of the centrist Concord…

The Concord Coalition said today that a tax and spending package set to be voted on in the House of Representatives is a stunning display of fiscal irresponsibility. The bill, HR 1865, would reduce revenues by more than $400…