Apparently not, since an NYT article on the budget quoted two people from the Concord Coalition and no one else. It would be helpful to readers if the NYT did not rely exclusively on people who believe that reducing budget deficits is the most important economic priority in its reporting.
Had it turned to a broader group of experts, the NYT could have told readers that the only reason that there is a major budget problem projected for the long-term is that U.S. health care costs are out of control. If we can successfully contain costs through health care reform, then the long-term budget problem promoted by the Concord Coalition crew will not exist.
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