Downsizing Blog
Dollar‐for‐Dollar, Parity, and Negotiating at the Debt Limit
Congress should budget based on fiscal realities and in accordance with national priorities, instead of basing decisions on catchy, yet misguided, tag lines.
Can a Commission Reform Social Security and Medicare?
Social Security and Medicare have come back into the spotlight, following President Biden’s State of the Union.
Debt in President Biden’s State of the Union
President Biden devoted quite a few lines in his State of the Union address to making various claims about deficits, debt, and the debt limit.
Biden’s Billionaire Tax
We should reward work and wealth by not overtaxing them.
President Biden’s Anti‐Growth Agenda
E. J. Dionne writes in the Washington Post that President Biden will focus his State of the Union speech on “how to make the economy grow for everyone.”
The Debt Limit and the High Costs of Debt
News headlines are filled with speculations about the U.S. debt limit.
The GOP Wants to Return Discretionary Spending to FY2022 Levels
Earlier this year, House Republicans committed to pairing any increase in the debt limit with spending reforms.
Accountability and the Air Traffic Control Debacle (That I Experienced Firsthand)
There is an obvious way to implement urgently needed reform.
Congressional Pay for Performance: No Budget, No Pay
Congress misses deadlines regularly and often fails to complete its work.
Fiscal Agenda for Congress
Following a massive bipartisan increase in emergency spending during the COVID-19 pandemic that contributed to inflation reaching a 40‐year high, the 118th Congress should shift fiscal gears.