Team Romney plans to pivot to the debt today—with a plan that will grow it by leaps and bounds.
Budget
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
(Fiscal) Cliffs Notes
The debt, the sequester, and the 2012 campaign
Posted inEconomic Policy
How January’s Fiscal Cliff Turns into a Gentle Hill by February
Regardless of what happens on Election Day, at the beginning of next year more than $600 billion in tax increases and spending cuts automatically go into effect. That’s equivalent to about 5 percent of the entire U.S. economy-more than the projected growth of the whole gross domestic product next year. The problem is, if we […]
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Better Know a Ballot Measure
The first in a Prospect series on the 174 initiatives and referendums up for a vote this November
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Netanyahu and the Magic Marker
The Israeli prime minister waxes hyperbolic on Iran, overshadowing discussions on the solutions that exist for the Middle East’s political woes.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What the Heck Is Quantitative Easing?
A look at the history behind the Fed’s latest move
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Five Things Government Does Better Than You Do
We know a lot less about how to manage money than we think.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Medicare Myths, Debunked
Both the Obama and Romney campaigns say the other is trying to destroy Medicare. They can’t both be right.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Playing Defense on the Sequestration Battle
As January 1 draws near, expect doomsday predictions about big national-security cuts to ramp up.Â
Posted inEconomic Policy
Don’t Hold Your Breath for a Romney Budget that Makes Sense
I spoke with the Tax Policy Center about why Romney can’t square the circle of revenue and taxes in his budget.
