The deficit does not measure the size of government. As a fiscal matter we should measure the size of government by the amount government spends.
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Not catching up
13 February 2013 
10 Comments
On our current path CBO projects we won’t reach full employment for almost five more years.
Read more Why stop at $9? A $90 minimum wage
12 February 2013 38 Comments
Congress should reject the President’s proposal and in doing so maximize job opportunities for teenagers, high school dropouts, new immigrants and other low-skilled workers.
Read more The President’s sequester remarks, annotated
5 February 2013 5 Comments
I have annotated the President’s remarks today on the upcoming spending sequester.
Read more The President’s infrastructure investment argument
31 January 2013 14 Comments
Let’s look at government capital investment in this context of long-term economic growth.
Read more Responding to Mr. Carney
30 January 2013 29 Comments
I’d like to thank White House Press Secretary Jay Carney for giving me so much material to work with in his press briefing today.
Read more More on tax reform: Schumer v. Baucus
29 January 2013 1 Comment
Watch for any signs of Camp-Baucus-Hatch cooperation as they try to forge an alliance while being pulled apart by their respective caucuses.
Read more Tax reform in the Senate
23 January 2013 6 Comments
Senator Schumer recently said the Senate Democratic majority will pass a budget resolution, in part so it can create a reconciliation instruction to pass tax reform with a simple Senate majority. This is important.
Read more A good first step that is already working
22 January 2013 10 Comments
The House bill fits well with the strategy I advocated last week. I hope the House passes it tomorrow.
Read more WSJ op-ed: How to Wage the Debt-Ceiling Fight
17 January 2013 2 Comments
I have an op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal: How to Wage the Debt-Ceiling Fight.
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