Last week the Department of the Treasury released final budget numbers for Fiscal Year 2010, showing that it ended with a deficit of $1.3 trillion. This is $122 billion less than the preceding year, but still one of the highest…
Political candidates talk a lot about cutting waste and questionable spending on programs that make up only a small part of the federal budget.But Concord Executive Director Robert Bixby points out in a new op-ed article that the growing costs…
Before leaving Washington last week until after the election, Congress passed a continuing resolution (CR) to prevent a government shutdown. This was necessary because Congress failed to pass any of the 12 appropriations bills needed to fund the government in…
In an op-ed article on Sept. 26 in the Des Moines Register, I pointed out that “…regardless of age, socio-economic status or political ideology, we are all affected by inefficiencies in our health system, irresponsible tax and spending policies in…
