Blog - /blog/2012/12/17/will-there-be-fiscal-cliff-deal/
Dec. 17, 2012 - There have been few outward signs of progress in recent days as Congress and the White House negotiate over the so-called fiscal cliff. (We prefer to call it a fiscal obstacle course.) Natur...
Blog - /blog/2012/12/13/updated-data-housing/
Dec. 13, 2012 - ...Housing Units and U.S. Housing Owners and Renters are now current through 2011.
Blog - /blog/2012/12/07/lack-leadership-senate/
Dec. 10, 2012 - I recently read an article that compared the gridlock in Washington, D.C. to living next to a railroad track with trains constantly going by – eventually you don’t even notice it. But with...
Blog - /blog/2012/12/05/white-house-seeks-sandy-recovery-money/
Dec. 6, 2012 - The White House is preparing an emergency funding request to help repair the damages caused by hurricane Sandy. Although final details are not yet available, the request is expected to be for about $5...
Blog - /blog/2012/12/03/what-will-happen-fiscal-cliff/
Dec. 3, 2012 - Last week I wrote a post called Fiscal Cliff Definition, with a simple explanation of the much-hyped, so-called fiscal cliff. (I also suggested that we call it a "fiscal obstacle course" ins...
Blog - /blog/2012/11/27/whats-stake-your-state/
Nov. 27, 2012 - Governors and city mayors across the country want to have a say in negotiations over the fiscal cliff, the New York Times reported on Sunday. And no wonder. State budgets rely heav...
Blog - /blog/2012/11/15/democracy-inaction/
Nov. 19, 2012 - In the wake of the elections, Democrats and Republicans are pledging to work together to solve the fiscal cliff and other daunting challenges that confront the current lame duck session of Congress.Bu...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/education-job-training-and-fiscal-showdown/fight-future-notes-and-sources/
Nov. 15, 2012 - Fight for the Future: Notes and Sources mattea 1 See, for example, Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz The Race Between Education and Technology (Harvard, 2008). 2 Rory O'Sullivan...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/education-job-training-and-fiscal-showdown/ignoring-youth-unemployment/
Nov. 15, 2012 - Ignoring Youth Unemployment mattea The challenges facing this generation extend beyond education. The Great Recession hit young Americans hard over the past five years, leaving 16- to 24-year-olds wit...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/education-job-training-and-fiscal-showdown/cutting-education-pulling-plug-progress/
Nov. 15, 2012 - Cutting Education: Pulling the Plug on Progress mattea As the global economy demands increasing levels of skill, education has fallen as a share of total public spending in the United States (Figure A...
Blog - /blog/2012/11/13/fiscal-cliff-what-you-need-know/
Nov. 13, 2012 - Now that the elections are over, in Washington it’s all about the fiscal cliff. If you haven’t heard that phrase yet, you will soon. And often.The term “fiscal cliff” refers to...
Blog - /blog/2012/10/30/voter-guide-2012-obama-and-romney-issues/
Oct. 30, 2012 - The two presidential candidates have put forth very different proposals on nearly every issue, and now it's up to voters to choose the path our country will take for years to come. From Medicare to ed...
Blog - /blog/2012/10/17/social-security-benefits-what-you-give-isnt-what-you-get/
Oct. 17, 2012 - Because the Social Security program is an earned benefit programs – future beneficiaries pay into the system while they are members of the work force – it is often assumed that your benefi...
Blog - /blog/2012/10/10/where-are-we-now-congress-elections-and-lame-duck/
Oct. 10, 2012 - The Oct. 1 start of the new fiscal year passed quietly this year, as Congress recessed in mid-September so House and Senate members could return to their districts to campaign before the critical Nove...
Blog - /blog/2012/10/02/debate-prep-federal-dollars-your-community/
Oct. 3, 2012 - During the upcoming presidential debates there will likely be a lot of attention paid on what the role of government ought to be. As taxpayers, you and I account for about two-thirds of the government...
Blog - /blog/2012/10/01/fact-check-and-presidential-debates-did-stimulus-work/
Oct. 1, 2012 - The first of three presidential debates is scheduled for Wednesday. We don't know precisely what topics the candidates will cover, but we can make some educated guesses. And one reader from Duluth, Mi...
Blog - /blog/2012/09/24/election-2012-fact-check-medicare-and-medicaid/
Sept. 24, 2012 - This election season has put a lot of focus on Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly. There’s been less emphasis on Medicaid, the health program for low-income Americans...
Blog - /blog/2012/09/14/you-ask-we-answer-did-congress-just-solve-sequestration/
Sept. 17, 2012 - Greg from Portland, Oregon e-mailed last week and asked, “The House just passed a major spending bill. Does this mean the big funding cuts for education I’ve been hearing about won’t...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/election-2012-voter-guide/fact-sheet-taxes/
Sept. 7, 2012 - Should tax rates go up or down, and for whom? This one-pager includes important but little-known facts about taxes and loopholes in the tax code, plus proposals from both presidential candidates.
Analysis - /analysis/2012/election-2012-voter-guide/fact-sheet-federal-spending/
Sept. 7, 2012 - How big are budget deficits and what should be done?
