If our political leaders lack the judgment (energy policy), diligence (fiscal problem), or integrity (immigration laws) to do their jobs, call them out for practicing politics without a license. Read More...Tags: occupational licensing, Huricene Michael, Sen. Chuck Schumer, manmade global warming theory, Richard Lindzen, Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, Gale of 1878, Rep. Francis Rooney, sea level rise, budget deficits, Sen. Kamala Harris, debt ceiling, Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen. Mitch McConnell , entitlement programs, President Donald Trump, Sen. William Proxmire, caravan of illegal immigrants, George Soros, Rep. Nancy Pelosi
07/30/18 Filed in:
Spending | TaxesDon't tap Social Security to cover cost of paid family leave; don't gloss over cost of fighting global warming; don't use energy revenues to cover national park maintenance; don't add to woes of the USPS. Read More...Tags: entitlement programs, fiscal crisis, paid family leave, Ivanka Trump, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Mike Lee, Social Security , Environmental Protection Agency, Citizens' Climate Lobby, James Baker, George Schultz, Carbon Dividends Plan, Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform, national parks, deferred maintenance, Ryan Zinke, Rep. Raul Grijalva, Rep. Rob Bishop, US Postal Service, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Citizens Against Government Waste, Porker of the month, Postal Banking Act
If the fiscal problem is going to be solved, younger Americans must get engaged. It remains to be seen whether and how they will choose to proceed. Read More...Tags: The Can Kicks Back, Senator Alan Simpson, gangman style , Millennials, Social Security Works, entitlement programs, International Monetary Fund, blame game, generational equity, Baby Boomers, Republcan Study Committee, polling younger Americans, open mind on socialism, disillusioned with capitalism, Great Recession, US educational system, digital revolution
02/19/18 Filed in:
SpendingIn the wake of the budget deal and subsequent delivery of a "dead on arrival" budget, prospects for solving the fiscal problem seem remote - but SAFE isn't about to give up. Read More...Tags: Bipartisan Budget Act, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Chuck Schumer , joint select committee, An American Budget, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, infrastructure program, President Donald Trump, gas tax increase, DACA Program, Sen. Ted Cruz, Jose Alvarez, filibuster rule, omnibus appropriation bill, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Sen. Patty Murray, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Congressional Budget Act ot 1974, impoundment, Congressional Budget Office, Dick Timberlake, budget red line, discretionary spending, mandatory spending, entitlement programs, tax preferences, Rep. Kevin Brady, Neil Brechtel, term limits
Republicans haven’t yet revealed their tax plan, but Democrats have already rejected it. SAFE has questions for both sides. Read More...Tags: Newt Gingrich, Treaasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, President Donald Trump, Route 66, corporate income tax rate, double taxing business income, pass through entities, middle class tax relief, Keynesian economics, entitlement programs, child care benefit, offshore profits, former Senator Ted Kaufman, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Not One Penny More ad campaign
08/21/17 Filed in:
SpendingUnlike the official House budget, the Republican Study Committee version would cut spending aggressively. Read More...Tags: President's budget proposal, defense spending, entitlement programs, Social Security , Medicare, Medicaid, GovCare, economic growth rate, Congressional Budget Office, House Budget Committee, Affordable Care Act, revenue neutral tax plan, macroneconomic adjustment, budget reconciliation process, Rep. Kevin Brady, SAFE budget, Republican Study Committee, House Freedom Caucus
03/06/17 Filed in:
SpendingThe government’s budget should be balanced every year, but our political leaders keep getting it wrong. Read More...Tags: president's address to Congress, fiscal problem, balance the budget, Treasury Department, debt ceiling, spending cuts, new initiatives, childcare, paid family leave, Infrastucture, tax reform , budget proposal, budget , appropriation bills, entitlement programs, OMB Director Mick Mulvaney, Speaker Paul Ryan, Rep. Diane Black, Robert Ehrlich, Four Year War, Steve Bannon, wiretapping claims, Loretta Lynch, Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Tom Carper