Shaun Donovan, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), last week defended the administration's proposal to reallocate the Social Security payroll as a simple step “that’s been taken on a bipartisan basis” in the past. However, this claim…
A congressionally-appointed commission has recommended overhauling health care and retirement benefits for future members of the armed forces. The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission recently produced 15 proposals to change pay and benefits. The commission consisted of former military…
When you run for president, don’t run from the debt. That’s the message to 2016 presidential candidates that is highlighted in a recent guest column in the Des Moines Register by Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition,…
New federal budget projections show that under current law $7.6 trillion could be added to the nation’s debt over the coming decade -- or perhaps as much as $9.5 trillion, if more realistic assumptions are made about future policy decisions.…
