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Reason
June 2009
Veronique de Rugy |
The Age of Debt Barack Obama's first budget promises "fiscal responsibility" but delivers the opposite.   |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2011
Morgan Housel |
What You Need to Know About the President's Plan to Save $4 Trillion President Barack Obama laid out a plan to slash $4 trillion from the deficit between now and 2023. Here's roughly how it'll get done. |
The Motley Fool
November 18, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Here, You Fix the Budget By next Wednesday, a group of politicians dubbed the "supercommittee" has to come up with a plan to slash federal deficits by at least $1.2 trillion over the next decade. |
BusinessWeek
December 2, 2010
Przybyla & Faler |
Deficits and Debt as Far as the Eye Can See Neither the President's panel nor the most hawkish budget-cutters would balance the federal budget for decades to come. |
Reason
May 2009
Matt Welch |
Obama's Double-Talk While the president talks sobriety, his policies take America on an economic bender. |
BusinessWeek
August 5, 2010
Peter Coy |
The Wisdom and Folly of the Bush Tax Cuts Most economists agree there's little choice but to end tax cuts from George W. Bush's era. That means the fiscal war in Washington is only going to get uglier. |
BusinessWeek
November 22, 2004
Robert Kuttner |
The Budget Mess Bush Can No Longer Ignore The U.S. economy can't grow its way out of such big deficits. |
BusinessWeek
February 17, 2011
Mike Dorning |
Obama's Budget and Its Discontents To Republican free-market purists, Obama's 2012 budget priorities smack of Keynesian interventionism. |
BusinessWeek
February 14, 2005 |
Wanted: An Honest Budget Bad news outweighs good as President Bush prepares to announce the next federal budget. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2011
Morgan Housel |
What the Debt Deal Might Do to the Economy Probably nothing good. |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011
Tony Capaccio |
A Peace Dividend from Troop Withdrawals Obama's budget for Iraq and Afghanistan is said to tumble 26 percent - the lowest amount since 2005. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2010
Thomas F. Cooley |
(Don't) Read My Lips: Higher Taxes Are Inevitable Given current fiscal realities, higher taxes are inevitable. |
BusinessWeek
July 1, 2010
Berley & Faler |
Spending Big to Stop Big Spending By pledging to spend $1 billion on an anti-deficit crusade, Wall Street financier Pete Peterson is winning converts -- and making some enemies -- for his cause. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2011
Morgan Housel |
How the Surplus Became a Deficit Tearing apart CBO's numbers. |
Knowledge@Wharton
June 18, 2003 |
Fate Worse than Debt: Can the U.S. Deficit Rise to $45.47 Trillion? The U.S. government's future obligations outweigh its projected revenues so heavily that it would need a permanent income tax increase of 66% or the immediate elimination of all federal discretionary spending to put it on track for balancing its finances. |
The Motley Fool
August 1, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Crisis Averted? The Latest on the Debt Ceiling What you need to know about the mess in Washington. |
BusinessWeek
December 27, 2004
Robert Kuttner |
What Killed Off The GOP Deficit Hawks? The Republicans are now the ones making excuses for big deficits. |
BusinessWeek
February 14, 2005
Howard Gleckman |
The Fog Of The Budget How Bush will mask the biggest national debt in history. |
BusinessWeek
January 19, 2004 |
Bush's Borrowing Is Sapping Our Strength The GOP-led Congressional Budget Office says tax cuts will likely slow growth |
Reason
January 2009
Matt Welch |
Obama's Numbers The president-elect has promised to make his math add up. Therein lies a glimmer of possibility. |
Investment Advisor
July 2009
Melanie Waddell |
The Great Health Reform Debate President Barack Obama has set an ambitious deadline of October to achieve comprehensive healthcare reform. |
BusinessWeek
August 11, 2003
Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
The Bush Tax Cuts Are Sapping America's Strength The cost is nearly three times as much as the tab from September 11, Afghanistan, Iraq, and homeland security combined. |
BusinessWeek
November 17, 2010
Coy & Przybyla |
Debt and Taxes: Will America Ever Grow Up? Two new proposals to get serious about the U.S. budget deficit are colliding with the same old dysfunctional politics. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Howard Gleckman |
The Budget: Hey Guys, Get Real President Bush says he wants to cut the deficit in half by 2009. Here's why that's not likely to happen. |
National Defense
July 2012
Sandra I. Erwin |
Pentagon Contractors Reach New Levels of Frustration With Obama White House Over the past nine to 10 months, corporations have begun to lose confidence in government, and executives are faulting the president for not doing more to untangle the current morass that could leave many contractors sinking in the muck. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2008
Lomax & Yochim |
What Obama's Spending Plans Mean for Your Portfolio Here's a look at some of the ideas Sen. Obama discussed during his campaign in the area of government spending, fiscal policies, and the national debt -- and the potential implications for investors. |
BusinessWeek
February 24, 2011
Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to Nassim Taleb The Black Swan's author saw that spiraling risk in financial markets could spark a global crisis. Now he's warning of the risk in delaying deficit cuts |
BusinessWeek
October 21, 2010
Heidi Przybyla |
Alice Rivlin's Bid to Cut the Deficit Alice M. Rivlin's shadow commission to trim spending, without any political candidates, goes where the real commission dare not. |
BusinessWeek
April 13, 2011
Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to Paul Ryan Congressman Ryan (R-Wis.) gives his immediate reaction to President Obama's Apr. 13 speech on U.S. debt -- and defends his own budget plan |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2009
Thomas Duesterberg |
The Competitive Edge -- An Exit Strategy for the Stimulus Plan We need to ensure that the government's intervention into the private sector is as brief as possible. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Someone Has to Stop Obamanomics Now The new president's policies may destroy the very things we require for recovery. |
BusinessWeek
April 8, 2010
Mike Dorning |
Why the Obama Plan Is Working Polls say the economy is heading in the wrong direction. Markets say it's back on track. This time, the markets are right. |
BusinessWeek
October 29, 2009
Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
Jobs Now, Deficit Reduction Later The U.S. economy still needs fiscal stimulus. Attack the debt once demand returns. |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Julie Hirschfeld Davis |
Obama's Trump Card on Oil Subsidies The President (again) calls for cutting oil industry tax breaks |
IndustryWeek
August 18, 2010
Thomas J. Duesterberg |
The Competitive Edge -- Taxes Take Center Stage An analysis of two proposed tax plans shows only one will stimulate the economy and provide important benefits to manufacturers. |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Runningen & Nichols |
Obama's Budget: Something for Everyone to Hate The President's proposed 2012 spending cuts won't win him a lot of friends |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Just the Facts: A Look At Obama's Budget Proposal Where spending is rising, and why it's so hard to cut. |
InternetNews
February 10, 2011 |
White House Unveils Wireless Broadband Push At a speech in Michigan, President Obama plans to debut National Wireless Initiative, an effort White House officials say will reduce the deficit while expanding mobile broadband service. |
National Defense
May 2011
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
What the Latest U.S. Budget Crisis Means for the Future of Defense Even if defense survives significant 2012 budget cuts, the probability is that 2013 or 2014 will be very tough years for military budgets. |
National Defense
December 2011
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Day of Reckoning Is Approaching: It's Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later The Honorable David Walker, former comptroller general of the United States and now the founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative offers thoughts on the budget deficit. |
BusinessWeek
April 8, 2010
Peter Coy |
U.S. Economy: The Case for More Stimulus The worst thing about the uptick in hiring? It could undermine a second wave of federal spending that may be needed to stave off a double-dip recession. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Sick of the Budget Deficit? Read This What really sent us over the edge. For one, there was a good round of tax cuts enacted under President Bush. And two wars. You know the story. Moreover, the economy didn't grow as fast as expected. |
BusinessWeek
June 28, 2004
Glenn Hubbard |
The Social Security And Medicare Morass Entitlement reform in the U.S. -- and encouraging more private saving -- are essential. |
InternetNews
February 2, 2010 |
Obama Budget Backs R&D, Security Programs Massive budget proposal focuses on economy, but would also spur IT efforts in basic research, cybersecurity and cloud computing. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Fake Plastic Green Shoots While Obamanomics takes a hit, some still call for more stimulus. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Michael J. Mandel |
Cutting Through The Budget Smoke Long-term growth matters to the health of the U.S. federal budget, and so does reforming entitlements. |
The Motley Fool
February 14, 2011
Gary Cassady |
How to Trade Budget Cuts With the economy still in such dire straits, it is unclear exactly what effect spending cuts will have on the recovering economy. |
BusinessWeek
April 13, 2011
Peter Coy |
Washington Plays Chicken With the Debt Forcing a U.S. default is no small matter, yet many Americans say they want just that. It's time for cooler heads on Capitol Hill to step up and lead |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011
Heidi Przybyla |
Social Security Gets a Reprieve--for Now Obama may put off Social Security reform until a hoped-for second term, unless Republicans take the initiative. |
BusinessWeek
February 3, 2011
Lisa Lerer |
The Tea Party: Playing Chicken with Debt The White House and congressional Republicans draw lines in the sand |
