This year’s reports from the Social Security and Medicare trustees demonstrate an urgent need for action to avoid severe cuts that would threaten retirement income and access to medical care for beneficiaries. Unfortunately, the political will to remedy this situation…
The annual federal budget process kicked off this week when the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published its preliminary baseline for FY 2023 and the ensuing 10 fiscal years (FY 2024-2033). Followers of The Concord Coalition know the federal budget…
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its preliminary estimate of real GDP growth for the fourth quarter of 2022 this week. The Concord Coalition is presenting the story in a series of charts—because a picture is worth a thousand words.
On December 3, 2022, proponents of fiscal responsibility lost a pioneering champion: former Congressman Jim Kolbe (R-AZ). When candidates run for federal office, their platform often includes some version of “Elect me–send a leader to Washington!” and for most this…