08/05/19
Responsible budgeting isn’t exactly in vogue right now, but let’s hear it for the political leaders and other people who are trying to bring it back. Read More...Tags: Bipartisan Budget Act, Sen Tom Carper, Sen. Mike Enzi, Gene Dodaro, David Walker, Peterson Foundation, Sen. Mike Braun, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, SBC proposals for budget process, Joint resolutions, biennial budgeting, Fiscal Control Committee, no filibusters for appropriatoin bills , reconciliation process, CBO cost estimate for appropriatoin bills
11/05/18
For a little, all-volunteer “think tank,” SAFE has punched well above its weight. In part this is due to our habit of periodically coming down from the ivory tower to engage with the real world.
Read More...Tags: Bill Morris, Barry Dorsch, Edgar Fasig, Jerry Martin, Steve McClain, John Nichols, Newark Community Day, University of Delaware, George Jurgensen, Social Security, Climate Common Sense, Rick Jensen , 6.2 percent solution, Colin O'Mara, Retired Men's Luncheon Club, Maurice McTigue , New Zealand Miracle, Tom Schatz, Spear Lancaster, Jim Venema, National Taxpayers Union, David Walker, Robet Bixby, Fiscal Wakeup Tour, James Wiest, I.O.U.S.A., President Barack Obama, healthcare , Sen. Tom Carper , tea parties, March on Washington, Restoring Honor Rally, Glenn Beck, Dr. Ben Carson, Conservative Caucus of Delaware, Justice Antonin Scalia, NIgel Farage, Daniel Kerrick, Patrick Barron, Erskine Bowles, Alan Simpson, President Donald Trump, Dr. Christopher Casscells, David Legates, John Greer, Heritage Foundation, Texas Public Policy Foundation, offshore wind working group, DE Public Service Commission, Bloom Energy
02/29/16
Presidential candidates ignored the fiscal problem in 2008, and the same thing could happen this year, but wishing won't make the problem go away. Read More...Tags: red ink, economic stimulus package, green jobs, long-term budget outlook, unfunded liabiliites, Lawrence Kotlikoff, Gary North, David Walker, IOUSA, October surprise, Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. John McCain, Fiscal Commission, Erskine Bowles, Alan Simpson, William Devane, Gallup poll, top issues, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Ted Cruz, Gov. John Kasich, Ben Carson, Wolf Blitzer