…by now that the plan would lead to a deficit roughly as large as Obama’s proposals while increasing taxes on 95% of Americans and eliminating Medicare as we know it….

…deficit entirely. “Nobody likes making cuts, but the nation’s current rate of spending and the decreased tax revenues we’ve seen since implementing my tax cuts have created a deficit that…

…the deficit, see The Budgetary Effects of the Bush Tax Cuts.) It is equally clear that any plan that hopes to seriously reduce the US’s budget deficit will almost certainly…

…time international trade policy was dominated by “mercantilism” — the belief that trade deficits were bad because they drained deficit countries of gold and silver, which accrued to surplus countries….

…and persistent annual U.S. goods trade deficits, constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and economy of the United States.” What can bilateral trade deficits and the…

by Linda Beale Tax cuts and deficit commissions crossposted with Ataxingmatter The game continues, as Republicans hold out for tax cuts for the wealthy (who are garnering increasing amounts of…

There was something familiar to me about this part of Bush’s SOTU address last night: [T]onight I ask you to join me in creating a commission to examine the full…

…to turn over documents from the voting integrity commission to Matthew Dunlap. The commission met just twice and had not issued a report. Dunlap’s findings received immediate pushback Friday from…

…she “strongly” supports a bipartisan commission to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol even though she has threatened to vote against it. Stomping her foot . . ….

…workers and to enforce certain noncompetes. The Commission found noncompetes tend to negatively affect competitive conditions in labor markets by inhibiting efficient matching between workers and employers. The Commission also…