Robert Greenstein
Yank the Chain: Washington's Terrible New Social Security Fix
Romney, Ryan, and Etch-a-Sketch
Our Budgets, Our Selves
President Obama is catching some grief, because the budget proposal he released on Monday predicts that the deficit will be more than $1 trillion next year. That’s represents a large number, whether you measure it in dollars or as a proportion of the nation’s wealth. It also represents a broken promise, since Obama, after taking office, had promised to cut the deficit in half by the time this first term was over. He’s not going to meet that goal. READ MORE >>
Poverty Up, Incomes Down - And What to Do About It
Coming Soon: The Mother of All Policy Battles?
This Is Not Leadership
The more analysts dig into Paul Ryan's comically villainous "Path to Prosperity," the more unworkable it gets. Here's Robert Greenstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities explaining how the Medicare privatization would work: READ MORE >>
A Budget Equal to its Political Moment
By now, readers of this space should be familiar with Robert Greenstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He, and they, are among the most respected authorities on budget matters in Washington. Reliably attentive to the needs of Americans that depend on government programs, but also committed to fiscal responsibility, they are as honest as they are thorough. They also happen to be good at translating policyspeak into English. READ MORE >>
Obama's Budget, for Better and for Worse
President Obama on Monday will release his budget request for the 2012 fiscal year. As you read commentary on it--or, if you’re as nerdy as I am, as you read the document itself--keep in mind that this is the first budget request he’ll be producing since the Republicans took over one house of Congress. It’s a huge difference and not merely in the obvious ways. READ MORE >>
Daley, Sperling, and Obama 2.0
Multiple media outlets are reporting that President Obama today will name William Daley as his new chief of staff, which means I've missed my chance to weigh in on him. Both Jon Chait and Ezra Klein have expressed misgivings about Daley and I share them. READ MORE >>
