entitlement reform

Entitlement Reform: The 800 pound gorilla that’s being ignored in the 2008 campaign

By on November 11, 2015 with 0 Comments
Entitlement Reform: The 800 pound gorilla that’s being ignored in the 2008 campaign

by DAVID C. JOHN

When asked what they would do about fixing entitlement spending, with just a few exceptions, the current presidential candidates quickly retreat into clichés.

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Hoping for a Medicare Miracle

By on November 3, 2015 with 0 Comments
Hoping for a Medicare Miracle

by MATT MOORE

This year’s Medicare Trustees’ Report once again found the system in trouble. Because of a new law, however, the President now has to do something about it.

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The Rise of the Supercommittee and the Repercussions of Inaction

By on August 14, 2014 with 0 Comments
The Rise of the Supercommittee and the Repercussions of Inaction

by STEVE BELL

This former Staff Director of the Senate Budget Committee predicts the deficit supercommittee will reach agreement on a plan to reduce the debt. Unfortunately, he argues, it won’t do much good.

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Q&A with Alan Simpson

By on August 13, 2014 with 0 Comments
Q&A with Alan Simpson

The former Wyoming Senator talks about the politics of the moment and why the plan he coauthored with Erskine Bowles represents the best hope of reducing the debt before it is too late.

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Defusing the DEBT BOMB

By on August 13, 2014 with 0 Comments
Defusing the DEBT BOMB

by TOM COBURN

In an adaptation from his new book, the Oklahoma Senator delivers a stern warning about America’s fiscal future.

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