Economic Reality vs. Campaign Rhetoric

Research and Commentary

The Budget Crisis: Is It All Déjà Vu?

Barry P. Bosworth, The Brookings Institution, February 01, 2006

Book

Setting National Priorities: The 2000 Election and Beyond

Henry J. Aaron and Robert D. Reischauer, October 01, 1999

Past Event

Speech on the Economy, Opportunity and Tax Policy with Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.)

Tuesday, September 18, 2007
12:45 PM to
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

The Budget Deficit: Does It Matter?

Peter R. Orszag, City Club of Cleveland, July 16, 2004

Past Event

Restoring Budget Sanity

Tuesday, April 27, 2004
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

Event Summary: Restoring Budget Sanity

The Brookings Institution, April 27, 2004

Research and Commentary

Bush and the 50 Beggars

Donald F. Kettl, Governing Magazine, February 01, 2003

Research and Commentary

The Economic Effects of Long-Term Fiscal Discipline

Peter R. Orszag and William G. Gale, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, December 17, 2002

Research and Commentary

The Vanishing Budget Surplus: Interpreting CBO's New Projections and Fiscal Prospects

Peter R. Orszag and William G. Gale, The Brookings Institution, August 29, 2002

Research and Commentary

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: A Simple Framework

Peter R. Orszag and William G. Gale, Tax Notes, February 03, 2003

Research and Commentary

The Outlook for Fiscal Policy

Peter R. Orszag and William G. Gale, Tax Notes, February 14, 2005

Research and Commentary

The Budget Outlook: Projections and Implications

Peter R. Orszag and William G. Gale, The Economists' Voice, October 25, 2004

Research and Commentary

Budget Discipline

Bill Frenzel, House Committee on the Budget, April 25, 2002

Research and Commentary

The President's Tax Plan: Questions and Answers

Henry J. Aaron, Senate Committee on Finance, March 07, 2001

Research and Commentary

Fiscal Balance and the President's Tax Proposal

Gene B. Sperling, Senate Committee on the Budget, February 13, 2001

Research and Commentary

After the Line Item Veto: Tools for Controlling Spending

Allen Schick, House Committee on Rules, Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, July 30, 1999

Research and Commentary

The President's Framework for the Budget Surplus: What Is It and How Should It Be Evaluated?

Robert D. Reischauer, Tax Notes, March 15, 1999

Expert

William G. Gale

Expert

Charles L. Schultze

Expert

George L. Perry