Why “Entitlement” Cuts and Not Tax Increases Again? John Cochrane has to remind us that he co-authored a really bizarre oped: Unless Congress acts to reduce federal budget deficits, the…

…budget, the total number of metric tonnes of carbon (equivalent) we intend to allow ourselves to emit between now and the end of the century. Without a benchmark we have…

…some arguments about the US Federal Government intertemporal budget constraint which do not convince me. If you believe that government fiscal capacity is infinite and deficits never matter, perhaps it’s…

…per this article here. House Budget Plan Offers Big Injection of Funds in USDA Conservation Programs House Budget Plan Offers Big Injection of Funds in USDA Conservation Programs (dtnpf.com), Progressive…

…taxes on the rich have a very small effect on aggregate demand as their spending is limited by their time budget not their non-binding dollar budget. Yet economists regularly act…

…budget (total less than 0.1%); Pilots — none have pilots; Hulls, none are ships; Stealth technology — none are steathly; armor — none are armored. Most fall under the heading…

…rate among households earning $200,000 or more during roughly the past decade.” As taken from: State Taxes Have a Minimal Impact on People’s Interstate Moves, Center on Budget and Policy…

…Proposals: Permanent subsidy upgrade, $2K drug cap for all, more, ACA Signups, Charles Gaba FACT SHEET: President Biden Takes New Steps to Lower Prescription Drug and Health Care Costs, Expand Access…

…two thirds of all House Republicans, released a 2025 budget plan to stand against Biden’s 2025 budget wish list. The RSC plan calls for dramatic cuts to business regulation, Social…

…was about $40 billion ($127 billion in today’s dollars) lower than it would have been in the absence of the 1981 cuts (Congressional Budget Office 1986). From 1951 to 1986,…