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Monday, May 23, 2011
A Progressive's Critique of the Ryan, Obama and "People's" Budgets We present a progressive's critique of the Ryan, Obama and "People's" Budgets. We judge Ryan' s plan as declaring war on the middle class, the elderly and the poor; Obama' s plan as striking a balance but timid on economic growth; and "People's Budget" as eliminating deficits faster and promoting growth. The latter two plans preserve the social safety net while Ryan's plan dismantles Medicare and Medicaid as we know them.
Monday, May 23, 2011A Progressive's Critique of the Ryan, Obama and "People's" Budgets We present a progressive's critique of the Ryan, Obama and "People's" Budgets. We judge Ryan' s plan as declaring war on the middle class, the elderly and the poor; Obama' s plan as striking a balance but timid on economic growth; and "People's Budget" as eliminating deficits faster and promoting growth. The latter two plans preserve the social safety net while Ryan's plan dismantles Medicare and Medicaid as we know them.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
2011 Budget Compromise Threatens Recovery, Doesn't Address Real Causes of Deficit The recent budget compromise averted a government shutdown but doesn't accomplish much else. It threatens to derail the frail economic recovery, while its spending cuts make hardly a dent on the deficit. It is based on the wrong premise that spending cuts alone will solve our deficit and debt problems. Instead we suggest a three-step strategy to reduce both short-term and long-term deficits without slowing economic growth.
Tuesday, April 12, 20112011 Budget Compromise Threatens Recovery, Doesn't Address Real Causes of Deficit The recent budget compromise averted a government shutdown but doesn't accomplish much else. It threatens to derail the frail economic recovery, while its spending cuts make hardly a dent on the deficit. It is based on the wrong premise that spending cuts alone will solve our deficit and debt problems. Instead we suggest a three-step strategy to reduce both short-term and long-term deficits without slowing economic growth.
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Monday, March 7, 2011
On The Wrong Premise Of Deficit Reduction Arguments are provided against the overstated danger of high budget deficits and the urgency of deficit reduction. The Deficit Commission's Plan is criticized as having the wrong emphasis on spending cuts rather than raising revenue. Current proposals for budget cuts are briefly compared and estimates for their economic impact are cited.
Monday, March 7, 2011On The Wrong Premise Of Deficit Reduction Arguments are provided against the overstated danger of high budget deficits and the urgency of deficit reduction. The Deficit Commission's Plan is criticized as having the wrong emphasis on spending cuts rather than raising revenue. Current proposals for budget cuts are briefly compared and estimates for their economic impact are cited.
