The 'aggressive' GOP alternative to Paul Ryan's plan
Posted on April 8, 2011, at 12:36 PMRep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and the Republican Study Committee unveil a budget that would eradicate the deficit by 2020. Will it get a better reception than Rep. Ryan's controversial plan?
Will 'RyanCare' really drop unemployment to a 50-year low?
Posted on April 7, 2011, at 12:55 PMSo says the conservative Heritage Foundation and Rep. Paul Ryan. But their projections have been picked apart by commentators. Who's right?
Paul Ryan's budget: Will Americans buy it?
Posted on April 5, 2011, at 4:16 PMWashington is buzzing about the Wisconsin Republican's drastic plan to save the economy. But how will voters react?
Paul Ryan's 'controversial' $4 trillion in cuts: The next big budget fight
Posted on April 4, 2011, at 12:45 PMLawmakers are still locked in talks over federal spending for the next six months, but the GOP is ready to unveil a 2012 budget proposal that slashes Medicare and Medicaid
Could rogue Democrat Joe Manchin lead a revolt on the national debt?
Posted on March 22, 2011, at 10:51 AMThe West Virginia senator declares that he will break with his party and vote against raising the debt ceiling. Will that trigger a rebellion?
Defense budget cuts: The split within the GOP
Posted on January 28, 2011, at 4:04 PMTraditional Republicans for whom Pentagon spending is sacrosanct are clashing with Tea Party-backed deficit hawks. Who will win?
The $1.5 trillion deficit: Whose fault is it?
Posted on January 27, 2011, at 12:12 PMThe Congressional Budget Office says this year's federal spending plan will be a record $1.5 trillion in the red. Let the finger-pointing begin...
Why America's credit rating might be cut, and why it matters
Posted on January 17, 2011, at 9:31 AMMoody's and S&P have warned that the U.S. is in danger of losing its AAA credit rating. How could that happen, and what would it mean?
If the national debt were a game of Tetris...
Posted on January 4, 2011, at 4:04 PMAnimators turn the so-called "debt puzzle" into a video game — with some startling results
Federal debt ceiling: The looming showdown
Posted on January 3, 2011, at 2:15 PMRepublicans, and not just the Tea Party ones, are threatening to vote against raising the U.S. debt ceiling, sending the U.S. into default. Will they really do it?
Time for a national sales tax?
Posted on December 15, 2010, at 11:15 AMThe idea of dramatically revamping the U.S. tax system to reduce the deficit is gaining momentum. Would a federal sales tax help?
Did Obama's debt panel waste its time?
Posted on December 2, 2010, at 10:21 AMThe Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction commission has issued its final plan, but is it so controversial it will simply be ignored?
Is Obama's federal pay freeze a 'gimmick'?
Posted on November 30, 2010, at 10:20 AMThe president wants to freeze civilian federal employees' salaries for two years. Will this make a dent in the deficit — or is it just an empty gesture?
The deficit panel's 'painful' $200 billion cuts: Too extreme?
Posted on November 11, 2010, at 10:20 AMThe leaders of the presidential debt-reduction panel propose slashing everything from military spending to Social Security benefits
Paul Ryan's deficit plan: The 'audacity of dopes'?
Posted on August 9, 2010, at 12:15 PMThe GOP congressman says his "Roadmap" of steep spending and tax cuts could halve the budget deficit. Critics say the plan is "flimflam"
Unemployment and the deficit
Posted on August 9, 2010, at 8:59 AMIf Republicans say cut spending, why extend expiring tax cuts?
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