Principles of Reform
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.
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.
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.
Social Security’s COLA Increase Is Based on an Outdated Inflation Measure
Social Security just announced the biggest increase in beneficiaries’ cost‐of‐living adjustment (COLA) in 40 years: 8.7%.
Economic Forecasts Are Fiction
If governments cannot predict our economic future, they will be hard-pressed to successfully manipulate it.
Howard Schultz, the Fiscal Barista
Former Starbucks head Howard Schultz announced that he may run for president as a fiscally responsible independent.
Deregulation and Profits
Deregulation and profits are unpopular ideas in some quarters these days.
Government Crowd Out in Transportation
The existence of government infrastructure deters or “crowds out” private investment.