Dead Men Ruling
Eugene Steuerle talked about his book, Dead Men Ruling: How to Restore Fiscal Freedom and Rescue Our Future, in which he argues that recent federal budget decisions have hampered the ability of…
397 viewsEugene Steuerle talked about his book, Dead Men Ruling: How to Restore Fiscal Freedom and Rescue Our Future, in which he argues that recent federal budget decisions have hampered the ability of…
397 viewsPanelists talked about dealing with the “fiscal cliff,” the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress cannot reach a new budget agreement. This program was part of a…
311 viewsBen Bernanke made the keynote address at a conference on the U.S. economy and the federal debt ceiling. In his remarks he said that “failing to raise the debt ceiling in a timely way would be…
873 viewsHealth care, Medicare, and policy experts talked about curbing Medicare spending and the potential roadblocks to reforming the program.
498 viewsThe Aspen Institute hosted a forum on reducing the federal budget deficit with panelists from a wide variety of viewpoints, including Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax reform, a member of…
385 viewsThe Concord Coalition hosted a forum that looked at whether changes in process and policy could help policy makers rethink budgetary commitments and distinguish between various necessities.…
14 viewsNine public policy institutes cosponsored a conference on U.S. fiscal policy. Following several speeches, two panels discussed the issue and responded to questions from the audience.…
125 viewsThe panelists talked about the federal budget. They noted that the federal deficit continued to increase, while revenues dropped due to tax cuts and spending grew due to Medicare, Social…
26 viewsParticipants discussed the federal budget surplus, spending caps, and Republican and Democratic plans to use the surplus. After their discussion they answered questions from the audience.
40 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes…
20 viewsParticipants discussed the president’s '95 federal budget proposal under congressional consideration. They stated that the budget has few “controversial” segments and should be passed…
29 viewsThe subcommittee heard testimony on the ramifications of the deficit on the health of the U.S. economy. The subcommittee took into consideration of General Accounting Office report that showed…
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