by Kathryn Bailey On December 1, President Obama’s Deficit Reduction Commission released its final report, titled, “The Moment of Truth: Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.” A vote which was supposed to take place on the day of the release has been postponed until Friday, December 3 in order to seek […]
Fiscal Commissions Tackle The Budget Gap
by Ryan Greenfield The federal budget has been getting plenty of media attention these days as debates over extending the Bush tax cuts permeate the discourse, and angst about spending and debt (and of course the poor economy) pervade the electorate that just turned out Democrats in droves 3 weeks ago. The total U.S. debt […]