Budget Deficit
Go Ahead, Pull the Trigger
Why the Super Committee should allow its automatic deficit-reduction mechanism to work.
Borrowing From Paul
The Texas congressman's fiscal plan challenges his opponents to put up or shut up.
Fifty Seven Percent of Americans Want Washington to Focus On Reducing Spending
Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem
Fifty Seven Percent of Americans Want Washington to Focus On Reducing Spending
Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem.
Reason-Rupe Poll: 57 Percent of Americans Say Spending Cuts Will Help the Economy
Nearly 69 percent of taxpayers expect their taxes to go up in the next five years and 62 percent think Congress will spend tax increases on new programs instead of paying down debt
Fiscal Hawks vs. Defense Hawks
The potential defense cuts in the debt deal spell the beginning of the end of the neoconservative military agenda
The Myth of the Middle Class Mortgage Deduction
The mortgage interest deduction no longer primarily benefits the middle class
Sneak Surrender
McConnell's "Plan B" is a humiliating abdication of legislative responsibility.
Plane Truth
If Obama were serious about tax reform, he'd stop obsessing about corporate jets.
The Overhyped Defense Cuts
Don't expect the Pentagon to shrink just because we're being buried in debt.
Minnesota's Misguided Cigarette Tax
Minnesota failed to fix its budget with a cigarette tax in 2005. And the state will fail if tries again.
