Blog - /blog/2011/09/30/Build-better-budget-wrap-up/
Sept. 30, 2011 - ...and colleague Kyle Andrejczyk posted his last post on September 12. But so many people found Kyle's work to be so helpful in explaining the craziness that went on this summer in Washington around the ...
Blog - /blog/2011/08/16/How-Safe-Are-You/
Aug. 16, 2011 - ...The killing of Osama Bin Laden did not put cuts in national security spending on the table, but the debt-ceiling debate finally did. And mild as those projected cuts might have been, last week newly m...
Blog - /blog/2011/07/07/everythings-amazing-and-nobodys-happy-where-we-are-right-now-debt-deal/
July 7, 2011 - ...the political spectrum, business and labor groups, even 81% of everyday Americans (according to a poll by the Pew Research Center) — all would like to see the federal deficit reduced. The thing ...
Blog - /blog/2011/06/30/dead-budget-society-or-why-appropriations-process-doesnt-matter-right-now/
June 30, 2011 - ...ther'd every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting! Well...not quite. Although I'm sure our elected officials across the political spectrum woul...
Blog - /blog/2011/06/15/dr-strangebiden-or-how-i-learned-stop-worrying-and-love-debt-ceiling/
June 15, 2011 - ...the debt ceiling talk going on in Washington right now. But first, let me ask all of you something: Can you feel it? That electric tingle in the air? The almost palpable feeling of magic and wonder re...
Blog - /blog/2011/05/09/biden-group-senate-get-serious-about-budget/
May 9, 2011 - ...the Senate may begin its work on the FY2012 federal budget, while Vice President Joseph Biden holds a second high-level meeting with leading congressional figures on the budget.Senate Budget Committee...
Blog - /blog/2011/05/04/out-latest-webinar-hitting-debt-ceiling/
May 4, 2011 - ...the current debate in Washington related to raising the legal limit on the U.S. national debt, which will shortly reach $14.3 trillion.The government is set to officially reach the debt limit by ...
Analysis - /analysis/2011/taxday-2011/revenues-and-borrowing-faq/
March 22, 2011 - ...Federal Funds, Trust Funds, debt, deficits and more.
Blog - /blog/2011/03/08/what-heck-does-federal-budget-have-do-michigan/
March 8, 2011 - ...the real privilege of speaking at the Michigan Forum on Jobs and Human Needs on Saturday, March 6, 2001. Sponsored by a great mix of labor, faith, peace and student groups, the event was held in Lansi...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/19/national-values-by-the-numbers/
Feb. 19, 2011 - ...and deficits, the impact of federal spending on the states and a detailed FY2012 budget overview with a selection of actual and projected revenue and spending charts.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/18/obamas-budget-wisconsin/
Feb. 18, 2011 - ...The National Priorities Project:
Article - /pressroom/articles/2011/02/14/northampton-city-democratic-committee-votes-to-bri/
Feb. 14, 2011 - ...the Northampton City Democratic Committee Meeting voted nearly unanimously to adopt the Resolution to Bring the Troops and War Taxes Home, furthering the grassroots effort to stop the war and increase...
Blog - /blog/2011/01/14/dc-speak-biggest-credit-card-bill-ever/
Jan. 14, 2011 - The United States has been borrowing its way out of mounting obligations and lowered revenues for some time. We rely on the federal government to provide a variety of services across the country, incl...
Blog - /blog/2010/12/21/forecast-mostly-cloudy-chance-shut-down/
Dec. 21, 2010 - ...the clock ticking away on the last session of the 111th Congress, the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate have a few bills they still need to get passed. The largest, most important one is t...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/10/22/congressional-candidates-face-off-in-barnstable/
Oct. 22, 2010 - ...the four men and one woman running for US Representative of the 10th Congressional District took to the stage, the audience erupted in cheers and chants for their chosen candidate.
Blog - /blog/2010/10/01/deficit-whats-deficit/
Oct. 1, 2010 - ...the federal budget “deficit,” it’s specifically about the amount of money in the U.S. Treasury.Each year, money comes into the Treasury as revenues from such things as individual and corporate income ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/06/30/those-who-profited-from-deficit-spending-should-be/
June 30, 2010 - ...and war spending. Expanding Medicare to cover all Americans will save money and improve health. And, Social Security is essential to most Americans and is a contract between the government and the peo...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2010/04/01/where-did-your-2009-federal-income-tax-dollars-go/
April 1, 2010 - ...their 2009 federal taxes and see exactly how their tax dollars were spent by the federal government.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2009/02/08/spending-1-trillion-hard-to-fathom-for-some-lawmak/
Feb. 8, 2009 - ...the current worries about the debt are a complicated balancing act. On one hand, so much debt isn't great. On the other, neither is the economy. "Which is worse?" he asks. "The economic effects of sus...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2007/04/13/how-uncle-sam-spends-your-tax-money/
April 13, 2007 - ...debt." THE BREAKDOWN There are two main categories in the federal budget: federal funds and federal trust funds. Federal funds are considered "discretionary" dollars—meaning Congress and the President...
