What to Do with the Budget Surplus
The National Economists Club hosted a panel discussion on the budget. Panelists discussed what to do with the surprising Federal budget surplus. The size and sustainability of the surplus wa…
72 viewsThe National Economists Club hosted a panel discussion on the budget. Panelists discussed what to do with the surprising Federal budget surplus. The size and sustainability of the surplus wa…
72 viewsDavid Broder of the Washington Post moderated this panel on the declining importance of class in the U.S. The panelists examined how much class origins determines a citizen’s chances to succ…
206 viewsThe Center on Budget and Policy Priorities hosted a discussion on deficit reduction measures enacted during the 104th Congress and the effect they have on certain segments of society. Partic…
41 viewsPanelists spoke about the complex relationship between the federal budget deficit and debt and the U.S. economy. They examined how the debt influences the economy on both macro and micro lev…
108 viewsCommittee For Economic Development President Van Doom Ooms spoke about the 1996 federal budget’s spending and tax cuts, and their effect on the U.S. economy. After his prepared remarks, he t…
31 viewsHouse and Senate budget committee members, former members of Congress, White House analysts and other scholars discussed the effectiveness of the various congressional budget acts, and how t…
118 viewsParticipants discussed the opportunity for the low-wage, low-skill labor market to provide an avenue out of welfare dependency. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Da…
38 viewsFormer Federal Reserve chairman, Paul Volcker, delivered the keynote address at this forum hosted by the Concord Coalition. He explained the goals, principles, and elements of a balanced bud…
38 viewsEconomists spoke in a forum on initiatives for long term economic growth sponsored by the Concord Coalition, a bipartisan group of then current and former legislators and economists that wer…
37 viewsTwo speakers Robert Shapiro and Van Doorn Ooms joined a live viewer call-in program to lay out their views on the necessity of Middle Class tax relief.
57 viewsParticipants discussed the federal budget process and the feasibility of a budget enforcement agency.
48 viewsThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget met to discuss budget concerns.
66 viewsThe House Budget Committee conducted a hearing to consider the budget resolution for fiscal year 1991. The committee heard from a number of staff members and a budget analyst.
65 viewsLeon Panetta chaired a meeting of the House & Senate Budget Conferees to work on the FY 1991 Budget Resolution.
42 viewsThe committee considered a Democratic budget proposal that calls for $8 billion less in defense spending than the Bush administration proposal.
114 viewsExperts talked about ways to finance federal children’s programs. Topics included priorities, taxation, role of states, immunizations, and drug-addicted mothers.
98 views