Tag: deficit

Mattea Kramer: A Tax Day Plan for Righting the Republic
April 2013Just doing what’s popular would make us healthier, wealthier, wiser, and less indebted.

Robert Reich: The Biggest Republican Lie
February 2013Fixing unemployment, not reducing the deficit, should be first on our agenda.

Robert Reich: Today’s Job Numbers Show Why Job-Creation Must Take Precedence Over Deficit Reduction
December 2012Yes, unemployment is down, but don’t believe all the hype coming out of Wall Street.

Robert Reich: The President’s Opening Bid on a Grand Bargain
November 2012The administration should aim high when it begins its negotiations on deficit reduction.

Robert Reich: The Next Game of Economic Chicken
November 2012The election hasn’t put an end to the wrangling over taxes and spending in Washington.

Mattea Kramer: Tough Talk for America
October 2012A guide to the presidential debates you won’t be hearing.

Robert Reich: Whose Plan Destroys Medicare — Obama’s or Romney-Ryan’s?
August 2012Mitt Romney has charged that the Affordable Care Act will make massive cuts in Medicare. Is he right?

Mattea Kramer: Four Spending Myths That Could Wreck Our World
July 2012How the deficit obsession has been distracting us from our country’s most pressing issues.


