After a recent “Budgets & Beers” presentation concerning federal budget problems -- notably a massive and growing debt -- I was asked: “What hope do we have for the future?” That is a good question, one that comes up frequently…
The Trump administration’s budget plan rests heavily on the assumption that the American economy will grow much more rapidly in the next decade than the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and many private-sector economists have projected. The Concord Coalition, the Committee for…
Earlier this year President Trump said he would like to have a balanced budget “eventually” but not at the expense of higher spending on the military. Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition, called Trump’s comment “troubling because it indicates…
Many elected officials in both parties have long called for tax reform, although they often differ on what tax-related issues need to be addressed. As President Trump and members of Congress consider tax proposals to pursue this year, a new national…
