by Jane Richey | Sep 17, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The Congressional Budget Office released its 2013 long-term budget outlook on Tuesday, stating that “a large and continually growing federal debt …would increase the probability of a fiscal crisis for the United States.” The report says under current...
by Jane Richey | Feb 6, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Obama lately has acted as though most of the work has already been done to get the debt problem under control. At a recent press conference, he claimed that he’s already cut long-term deficits by $2.5 trillion and that “closing some additional loopholes...
by Jane Richey | Jan 31, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
The nation’s long-term fiscal outlook hasn’t significantly improved following the recent agreement between Congress and the White House over tax and spending issues, according to a new analysis. The “fiscal cliff” deal, combined with the...
by Jane Richey | Jan 7, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Dan Celia: “We’ve watched Japan do this for 12 years. That’s the problem — nobody really cares about the economy stalling,” he submits. “The worst-case scenario [to most people] is the economy stalls and we have more people on...
by Jane Richey | Dec 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
At an event on Capitol Hill to discuss how the U.S. State Department is helping small businesses in Latin America, the Washington director of a U.N. economic commission on Latin America said average annual growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in that region in 2011...