…called Samuelson–when I took economics in college it talked about priming the pump and deficit spending. Of course, Paul Samuelson never endorsed the notion that long-term fiscal stimulus was needed…

…President Clinton included fiscal restraint combined was easy money that has become known as Rubinomics. But I give it away – yes, it was Robert Rubin sitting next to Mrs….

…– they were allegedly foreigners financing a rise in U.S. investment. Only problem was that the Reagan fiscal stimulus crowded-out investment but lowered national savings even more. For this most…

…one group requires tax increases for another if the principle of fiscal neutrality is to be perserved. And if the politicians do not have the discipline of fiscal neutrality, then…

…revenues rose by a mere 17% over the decade as long-term economic growth suffered as a result of the Reagan fiscal stimulus. And the Reagan expansion only reversed the 1982…

National Review v. Alice Rivlin on Fiscal Policy With the CBO projecting gross Federal debt to rise from its $6760 billion level at the end of 2003 to $9920 billion…

Greenspan on Social Security Greenspan testified before the House Budget Committee today. Much of his talk was devoted to discussing the long-run fiscal implications of the retirement of the baby…

…economic downturn and the period of slower growth that we recently experienced, as well as the earlier decline in equity prices. The deficits also reflect fiscal actions specifically intended to…

Conservatives v. Bush, Part II So, some Republicans who are also fiscal conservatives have been reacting to the SOTU. This story contains some examples: WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – U.S….

Conservatives Against Republicans The American Conservative Union is launching a campaign against Republican fiscal policy. I never thought I would see such a thing. Republican Congress on a Wild Spending…