Topic: Diane Lim Rogers
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The New Economy
Spend or cut to boost economy? US can do both. Smartly.
Deficit-cutting 'super committee' and Obama jobs plan don't have to work at cross purposes.
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The New Economy
America's new superheroes: a budget committee?
Congress didn't get the debt-limit deal right. But its new 'super committee' has a crack at crafting the right package this fall.
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The New Economy
Tuition costs high. But they earn 15 percent a year.
Tuition costs and other associated expenses for college average around $102,000. But the return on tuition costs in terms of increased earnings is about $570,000.
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Amending Social Security: how to's surface during national debt talks
Obama put Social Security on the table as part of his bid to resolve the national debt crisis. Democrats in Congress oppose any cut in benefits. But politicians know reforms must come, eventually, to keep Social Security solvent.
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The New Economy
Slash that budget deficit? No, cut it artfully.
Budget deficit is economically unsustainable. But cuts can lower growth, unless you trim the budget deficit carefully.
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GOP quandary: Is a vote to eliminate tax breaks actually a tax hike?
One of the few potential points of bipartisan compromise in the budget stalemate is reining in tax breaks. A Senate vote Tuesday could reveal whether GOP senators are on board.
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The New Economy
Cutting deficits can be a win-win, even in Washington
Compromise on the budget deficit shouldn't be a dirty word. Here are four examples where cutting the deficit would forward Democratic and Republican goals.
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Economy cools as government spending drops. Wrong time for budget cuts?
The US economy posted an annual growth rate of only 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2011, and declines in government spending were a significant contributor.
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The New Economy
Qualities that could solve America's budget crisis
Among the qualities: 'attunement' and equipoise. America's budget crisis won't be solved through 'book smarts' alone.
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The New Economy
Cut the deficit? A job for kindergartners.
All that congressional budget-cutters need to know, they learned in kindergarten.
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The New Economy
Too much US debt? Blame the 'shopping' spree.
Crafting a federal budget is like a teenage shopping spree for boomers, seniors.
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Republicans' two-point plan to create jobs: Can it work?
Don't like what Democrats have offered so far to cure unemployment? Here's a look at the Republican plan to create jobs – and what economists think of it.
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Should parents save for kids' college – or their retirement?
Whether to save for retirement or their children's college tuition is a big dilemma for many parents, especially as the recession has shrunk savings, retirement portfolios, and – in many cases – paychecks. But don't shortchange retirement to pay for college, advisers say.
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Obama budget wouldn't trim trillion-dollar deficits until 2012
President Obama faces a tough challenge in his budget: cutting the federal deficit while pumping up the economy. His budget pays for $33 billion in business tax cuts and $25 billion of aid to states through a spending freeze and reinstated taxes on wealthy Americans.
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Will deficits trim Obama's agenda?
Even Democrats signal adjustments are likely, given rising projections for budgetary red ink.
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Voters weighing Obama, McCain tax plans
Nearly 3 in 4 see taxes and budget deficits as 'extremely' or 'very' important in the 2008 campaign.
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