Backgrounder posted June 30, 2009 by Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Gordon Gray
Entitlement Reform Is Necessary for Long-Term Fiscal Stability
Executive
Summary
Attention has focused recently on the explosion of federal
borrowing to meet the demands of economic "stimulus," housing
market stabilization, and the financial sector crisis. However,
even if the United States had been fortunate enough to avoid these
crises, the federal government would still face an unsustainable
fiscal course.
The…
Backgrounder posted April 30, 2009 by Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Gordon Gray
Global Competitiveness and the Corporation Income Tax
Taxes serve no necessity other than to finance government
activities. Regrettably, policymakers often make the mistake of
viewing taxes as only funds available for allocation among
competing programs. In doing so, they ignore the dramatic effects
of incentives created by taxes and the important influences of tax
policy on economic activity. A more sophisticated…
Lecture posted December 15, 2003 by Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Jeff Lemieux
The Cost of Medicare: What the Future Holds
ROBERT E.
MOFFIT: Twenty minutes ago the President of the United
States signed the Medicare bill into law. The debate about what the
bill says is over. It's now what the law says, and that
conversation will continue.
Today we're privileged to have with us the
director of the Congressional Budget Office, Douglas Holtz-Eakin.
Dr. Holtz-Eakin was appointed on…