Executive Memorandum posted March 9, 1998 by Scott A. Hodge
Why Congress Must Preserve Spending Caps
The
prospect of a balanced federal budget has eroded Congress's already
shaky commitment to fiscal discipline. Less than one year after
lawmakers enacted the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 1997), many
powerful Members of Congress seem poised to join with President
Bill Clinton in disavowing one of the act's key elements--the
statutory caps placed on discretionary…
Backgrounder posted May 12, 1997 by Scott A. Hodge
The 1997 Budget Agreement: The Return of Big Government
Introduction
The Republican leadership of Congress and President Bill Clinton
have released the initial details of their plan to balance the
federal budget by 2002 and provide modest tax cuts for hardworking
Americans. Each new detail that comes out, however, confirms that
this is a deal based on $300 billion in questionable assumptions
that mask a substantial…
Backgrounder posted October 15, 1996 by Scott A. Hodge
Reinvention Has Not Ended the "Era of Big Government"
Visuals:
Chart 1:
Federal Workforce Costs Rise While Numbers Fall
Table 1:
1993 Estimated Savings from NPR Compared with Savings Estimates of
Actions to Date
Table 2:
1993 Estimated Savings from NPR Compared with Savings Estimates of
Actions to Date
Table 3:
DoD Has Accounted for the Largest Share of Workforce
Reductions
Table 4:
Federal Budget…
Backgrounder posted May 1, 1996 by Scott A. Hodge, William W. Beach, Mark Wilson
Is There a Clinton Crunch?: How the 1993 Budget Plan Affected theEconomy
Table 1:
Opportunities Lost...The 1993 Budget Plan Cost America:
Table 2:
Employment, Wage, and Compensation Growth, Current Expansion vs.
Previous Expansions
Chart 1:
Employment, Wage, and Compensation Growth, Current Expansion vs.
Previous Expansions
Chart 2:
$208 Billion in Potential Gross Domestic Product Lost
Chart 3:
OBRA-93 Undercut Income, Wages,…
FYI posted March 29, 1996 by Joe Cobb, Scott A. Hodge, William W. Beach
Why Clinton Should Not Get Credit For Reducing the Deficit
(Archived document, may contain errors) No. 92 March 29, 1996 WHY CLINTON SHOULD NOT GET. CREDIT FOR REDUCING THE DEFICIT By Joe Cobb John M. Olin Senior Fellow in Economics Scott A. Hodge William W. Beach Grover M. Hermann Fellow in Visiting Fellow in Federal Budgetary Affairs Tax Analysis The Office of Management and Budget last week announced that the FY 1996…
Backgrounder posted March 11, 1996 by Scott A. Hodge
Clinton's FY 1997 Budget: The Era of Big Government Lives On
Introduction
Just weeks after telling the nation, in this year's State of the
Union address, that the "era of big government is over," Bill
Clinton indicated that the obituary notice was somewhat premature
when he delivered his a 20-page FY 1997 budget to Congress. In
contrast to the Balanced Budget Act of 1995 (BBA), which he vetoed
last fall, the latest Clinton…
Committee Brief posted February 10, 1995 by Scott A. Hodge
A Strategy to Cut Interior and Related Agency Spending
(Archived document, may contain errors) A Special Report to the Appropriations Committees No. 2 2/10/95 A STRATEGY TO CUT INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCY SPENDING Scott A. Hodge I Grover M. Hermann Fellow in Federal Budgetary Affairs As many in Washington are now discovering, there is no end to the lists being presented of ways to cut government spending. Indeed, for over…
Backgrounder posted September 27, 1994 by Scott A. Hodge
Washington Should Turn Bipartisan Talk Of Family Tax Cuts IntoAction
INTRODUCTION
Overtaxed American families finally have reason to cheer. There
is growing bipartisan sentiment in favor of passing tax cuts for
families with dependent children as part of next year's budget.
Congressional Republicans recently announced their commitment to
reintroducing next year the $500-per-child tax cut they proposed in
this year's Republican…
Issue Bulletin posted August 2, 1994 by Scott A. Hodge
The Crime Bill: Few Cops, Many Social Workers
(Archived document, may contain errors) 201 August 2, 1994 11M CRUM BILL: FEW COPS, MANY SOCIAL WORKERS INTRODUCTION Congress this week will vote on final passage of a crime bill which purportedly puts 100,000 new police officers on the beat, funds the construction of new prison space, and directs billions in federal funds toward "crime prevention." In reality, the…
Issue Bulletin posted January 20, 1994 by Scott A. Hodge
A Guide to the Families First Bills (H.R.3645 and S.1576)
(Archived document, may contain errors) 187 January 21, 1994 A GUDE TO TM FAMMEES FMST BHJS MK 3645 AND S. 1576) INTRODUCTION For the second time in three years, American taxpayers enter a new year with the pros- pect of giving more of their hard-earned income to the government than they did the year before, thanks to Washington's irresponsible fiscal behavior. In 199…