Youth and Deficit Spending
Committee members and witnesses discussed the federal budget deficit and its impact on young people. They attributed growing deficits to President Bush’s “tax cuts without offsets,” which th…
83 viewsCommittee members and witnesses discussed the federal budget deficit and its impact on young people. They attributed growing deficits to President Bush’s “tax cuts without offsets,” which th…
83 viewsWitnesses testified about the state of the economy, tax cut proposals, job creation, deficit spending, and productivity.
38 viewsMr. Hubbard and Mr. Bartlett talked about President Bush’s economic proposals and plan to eliminate the tax on dividend income. They also talked about how the plans would stimulate the econo…
57 viewsThe guests talked about the federal deficit, the economy, and taxes. They responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.
101 viewsParticipants talked about the Congressional Budget Offices' mid-year review regarding the federal budget surplus and why some Congressional leaders were blaming the tax cut for lower project…
31 viewsHouse Majority Leader Representative Dick Armey (R-Texas) moderated a meeting of economic experts who talked about tax reform and simplification. Among the issues they addressed were the via…
128 viewsStanding in front of the Capitol, president of Americans For Tax Reform, Grover Norquist, and other tax reform advocates, spoke to reporters about the cost of government both through the cos…
53 viewsMr. Rother and Mr. Mitchell talked about Social Security and Medicare, as well as the economics of privatization. They also responded to audience phone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.
165 viewsRepresentative Armey talked about the budget surplus and how some of the surplus would be used to purchase portions of the private sector. He proposed a larger tax cut to avoid such a takeov…
34 viewsFinancial advisers and former Internal Revenue officials talked about the history of taxation in the U.S. and the constitutionality of the government being able to tax its citizens. Symposiu…
401 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 a…
101 viewsRepublican Congressional leaders met on Capitol Hill and spoke about the Republican economic strategy, including lower and simpler taxes, balancing the budget and other items. After the init…
108 viewsPanelists discussed a proposed tax limitation Constitutional Amendment which will be voted on when the U.S. House of Representatives returns on April 15.
70 viewsRepublican pollsters such as Kellyanne Fitzpatrick, and Tony Fabrizo analyzed public feelings about flat tax plans.
108 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 a…
105 viewsSenate Finance Committee members heard testimony on middle class tax cuts. They examined three tax reduction proposals--a $500 per child tax credit, a reduction in the marriage penalty, and …
67 viewsCommittee members heard testimony from government officials, industy association representatives, and policy analysts on the provisions of the Senior Citizens Equity Act, part of the Republi…
187 viewsThe National Review hosted a discussion on the midterm elections. The panelists discussed the 1994 midterm elections and the impact of those races.
95 viewsFollowing a speech by Rep. Armey, the panelists discussed the upcoming year for conservatives, including the upcoming elections. Topics included the Clinton administration’s health care prop…
76 viewsMax Sawicky of the Economic Policy Institute and Daniel Mitchell from the Heritage Foundation discussed the Clinton budget proposals and what they would do if it were possible to change the …
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