Heritage Foundation Leadership for America

PUBLICATIONS BY Nicola Moore

Research

• 2009
• 2008
• 2007

2009 Research

September 15, 2009
Retiring Baby Boomers Will Not Cause an Asset Bust
By Nicola Moore
(WebMemo #2613)
Some have argued that baby boomers' retirement poses a threat to working
Americans' savings. However, a new report from the Congressional Budget
Office has found that boomers are unlikely to dump assets or create a
demand vacuum that would cause asset values to fall.

June 29, 2009
Entitlements Darken Long-Term Outlook for Federal Budget
By Nicola Moore
(WebMemo #2510)
Congress ought to take the warnings issued in the CBO's "Long-Term Budget Outlook" seriously.

May 27, 2009
Trustees Reports Highlight Pressing Need to Reform Entitlement Programs
By Nicola Moore
(WebMemo #2458)
The fact that Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are on an unsustainable course was reconfirmed by the latest annual reports from the Social Security and Medicare Trustees.

January 06, 2009
Economic Stimulus: Dos and Don'ts
By Nicola Moore
(WebMemo #2187)
The first order of business for the President-elect and the new Congress is to get the American economy back on track. To that end, Democratic and Republican leaders are busily crafting an economic stimulus bill that will likely spend anywhere between $700 billion and $1 trillion. But this unprecedented action could do more harm than good if it is not well crafted.

2008 Research

September 04, 2008
CBO's Social Security Projections Differ from Trustees - but We're Still in Trouble
By Nicola Moore
(WebMemo #2049)
Given the uncertainty involved in long-term economic projections, the fact that CBO and Trustees estimates of the year of deficits and insolvency are actually fairly close together leaves little room to doubt the fact that Social Security is in trouble. Even under CBO’s rosier scenario, the benefit cuts or tax increases that would be necessary to balance the system would be severe. No matter what set of assumptions is used, it is clear that the next Congress and the next president must take the need for reform seriously.

2007 Research

December 21, 2007
Omnibusted: The Top 10 Worst Problems with the Omnibus Spending Bill
By Nicola Moore
(WebMemo #1760)
Just 10?

December 12, 2007
Five Benchmarks for the Omnibus Spending Bill
By Nicola Moore, Stephen Keen, and Brian Riedl
(WebMemo #1737)
If Congress passes a fiscally irresponsible Omnibus Spending Bill, the President should veto it.

September 28, 2007
Increasing the National Debt Limit Should Spur Congress to Tackle Entitlements
By Nicola Moore
(WebMemo #1648)
Congress must reform entitlements in order to avoid unsustainable levels of debt in the future.

September 26, 2007
Spending Run Amok: President Should Veto Water Resources Development Act
By Nicola Moore and Alison Acosta Fraser
(WebMemo #1641)
WRDA offers more evidence that Members of Congress have abandoned their pledge to get spending under control.

July 09, 2007
SCHIP Reauthorization: Congress Should Beware of Creating a New Entitlement
By Nicola Moore and JD Foster, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1540)
Congress ought to focus on addressing the entitlement spending problem it has already created. Expanding yet another federal healthcare program would be reckless, risky, and irresponsible.

May 02, 2007
Post-Veto War Supplemental Must Eliminate Pork and Support Troops
By The Honorable Ernest Istook, Nicola Moore, Baker Spring, and Alison Acosta Fraser
(WebMemo #1440)
President George W. Bush was right to veto the war supplemental funding bill. In his second veto since taking office, the President rejected a bill that contained an unconstitutional usurpation of presidential authority as commander in chief  and, by adding billions of dollars in pork and pet programs, made a mockery of the new Congress's pledges to return to fiscal discipline.

March 14, 2007
The Republican Study Committee’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights: Making Federal Budget Accountability a Reality
By Nicola Moore and Alison Acosta Fraser
(WebMemo #1394)
If it is serious about fiscal responsibility, Congress would do well to give the RSC's recommendations honest consideration.