Bill Clinton provided the blueprint for controlling the debt and deficit three decades ago.
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Posted inEconomy
Trump’s Dangerous Tariff Addiction
Despite the Supreme Court rebuke, his compulsion to tax imports is unabated and poses large-scale risks for the economy.
Posted inPolitics Roundtable
Welcome to Trump’s America, Again
Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” is now law, packed with front-loaded goodies and back-loaded pain. As Medicaid cuts loom and interest payments dwarf military spending, Democrats face a brutal fiscal reality.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Unemployed Elderly Are a Dangerous Political Force. Here’s Why.
The political war we expected between old and young is not the one we got.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Echoing Cheney, Mulvaney Says No One Cares About Deficits
No lie is more persistent than the one about the GOP being the party of fiscal responsibility.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
The Republicans Have Never Cared About Debt or the Deficit
When a Democrat is in the White House, the Republicans cry about the national debt, but they’ve never been sincere.
Posted inPolitical Animal
After Spending Binge, GOP Promises Balanced Budget Amendment
The GOP’s turn to a balanced budget amendment demonstrates an unlimited contempt for the intelligence of the American voter.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
The House Budget Negotiations Come to Nothing
After nearly a year of haggling over their budget, the House will pass the Senate’s version.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Republican Tax Cut Framework Is Already in Trouble
The Trump administration is now saying that budget deficits are not only tolerable, but necessary.
