Articles by Veronique de Rugy
- Slay This Tax 'Monster' Saturday, April 2, 2011
- A soak-the-rich measure is badly in need of reform.
- Another Day Older and Deeper in Debt… Thursday, January 13, 2011
- If lawmakers are going to vote in favor of raising the debt ceiling, they should do it only in exchange for a change in the country’s direction.
- Two Cheers for Rivlin-Ryan Thursday, January 6, 2011
- How a modest plan shows progress in Washington is possible.
- A Con Job on Jobs Tuesday, November 2, 2010
- I was no fan of President Bush’s economic policies. But President Obama’s take on Bush-era job creation compared to his own is wide of the mark.
- Taxes and Presidential Math Tuesday, October 5, 2010
- Let’s compare the size of the tax cuts to the total amount of spending over the next ten years and see how ‘drastically’ it would expand the deficit.
- When Debt Flies Off the Charts Thursday, July 15, 2010
- Under one realistic future scenario, the nation’s debt becomes so large that Congressional Budget Office models break down.
- It Depends on What the Definition of ‘Austerity’ Is Thursday, July 1, 2010
- Paul Krugman says we are in a 'new era of austerity.' When will government spending be enough?
- Athens on the Potomac Friday, June 4, 2010
- Paul Krugman is right: America isn’t Greece. That doesn’t mean we aren’t in worrisome shape. And by one measure, we are in worse shape than Greece.
- In-the-Red State Wednesday, May 12, 2010
- When we properly account for Social Security, our national deficit proves worse.
- America's Precarious Net Position Thursday, April 1, 2010
- Our financial future is darker than generally expressed through deficit numbers—way darker.
- Mediscare: Our Government-Administered Insurance Looks into the Abyss Thursday, March 18, 2010
- Just how bad is Medicare’s future? Ask its Trustees.
- What Unsustainable Looks Like Wednesday, March 3, 2010
- President Obama’s freeze of the non-defense, non-homeland security side of the budget will do nothing to get us on the path of fiscal responsibility. Here’s ...
- The Limits of Blaming Bush Saturday, February 6, 2010
- In his latest budget request, President Obama added roughly $1.6 trillion in spending over the next ten years on top of what he requested last year. Can ...
- President Obama’s Binge Diet Thursday, January 28, 2010
- The proposed budget freeze is akin to skipping dessert after binging at an all-you-can-eat buffet, and still hoping to lose weight.
- So How Is the Stimulus Working Out? Part II Saturday, January 23, 2010
- If not for the mass exit of workers from the labor force, unemployment numbers would look even worse.
- The High Cost of No Price Tuesday, January 12, 2010
- A simple chart will help you understand why healthcare spending has gone out of control.
- Why Reform Will Cost Taxpayers More, Much More Saturday, December 26, 2009
- Let’s look at some of our recent cost overruns in government-driven medical spending.
- The Jobs Picture Crashes Into Debt Realities Friday, December 4, 2009
- If President Obama is serious about the economy, he should start by tackling the debt and its cost before he thinks of adding yet more money to the deficit for ...
- State of the Stimulus Tuesday, November 10, 2009
- One reason unemployment continues to rise may be that stimulus funds did not target high-unemployment states.
- A Peek Inside the Deficit Tuesday, October 20, 2009
- Yes, the recession led to a shortfall in tax revenue, but the deficit is mostly a product of enormous amounts of government spending.
- So How Is the Stimulus Working Out? Wednesday, October 7, 2009
- As stimulus spending has increased, so has unemployment.
- Making Bush Look Like a Piker Wednesday, September 30, 2009
- The Bush-era deficits were bad. I know. I spent eight years complaining about them. How does President Obama stack up?
- Is This What Deregulation Looks Like? Thursday, September 17, 2009
- It is hard to argue that deregulation of the financial services industry was rampant in Washington when the spending on finance and banking regulatory agencies ...