A rational debate about tax policy should include whether to let the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire, says Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert Bixby. That would bring federal revenues up to about 20 percent of GDP by 2020 --…
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who hopes to save the Pentagon $100 billion over the next five years, has explained in more detail how he plans to do so.Gates said contracting would be made more efficient and productive in a speech…
At a press briefing Wednesday in Washington, Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby and other budget experts stressed the importance of finding fair, effective solutions to the nation’s fiscal and economic challenges.The briefing, held at the National Press Club,…
Last week President Obama called for an additional $50 billion in infrastructure spending, which he argued would create jobs and help the nation to compete in the global economy. It is encouraging that the administration has said that it will…
