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…
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently updated its estimate of National Health Spending. This unusual mid-year update, delivered in an article in Health Affairs, reflects changes due to the passage of the health care reform law in March,…
The administration, worried about Democratic election prospects, is considering a new set of tax cuts to stimulate the economy. But Diane Lim Rogers, Concord’s chief economist, argues that the administration’s ideas are neither new nor particularly well thought-out. While the…
