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The last column in this space (“Where are the adults in D.C.?” Feb. 28-March 12 NH Business Review) described the growth of the federal deficit and decried the lack of apparent concern in Washington and on the campaign trail about…

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…

While campaigning for the White House in 2016, the New York developer and TV star boasted he could eliminate the entire national debt “fairly quickly,” which he defined as eight years. The national debt was $19 trillion back then. Today, it totals…

An Essay and Reader Quiz by Robert Bixby, Executive Director of the Concord Coalition In the coming months, candidates for federal office will offer many ambitious proposals. Some will argue for more spending and higher taxes. Some will argue for…

It is common for campaigns to put out rosy or optimistic budget estimates for their proposals, just as the White House routinely does when projecting how its budget blueprints will affect the economy. “We should all just take them with…

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…

The Republican Party is deserting U.S. taxpayers by supporting the current proposal for tax reduction and reform, which abandons the decades-long conservative tradition of the Republican Party. Since 1936, the Republican Party has included in its party platform a “pay as you go” provision. This traditional position is designed to restrain spending and avoid unnecessary and wasteful use of taxpayers’ funds.