News
USA Today | Greece's budget deficit shrinks more than expected
Greece is already beating some of its deficit-reduction targets, as figures released Wednesday show that its central budget deficit for the first two months of 2012 had shrunk by more than half compared with the same period last year.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Real Clear Markets | Rep. Ryan's Common-Sense Budget
Most people in Washington say that the federal deficit is an unsolvable problem. It's fortunate that Representative Paul Ryan, Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee, isn't from Washington. He's from Wisconsin, and the good folks in Wisconsin don't seem to know that federal deficit problems can't be solved.
Blogs
National Review | A Critical Look at the Ryan Plan
The overwhelming response coming out of the free-market movement is that the proposed Ryan plan is great. And parts of that plan are good. But I thought the only way I can add something productive to this conversation is by pointing out how this plan isn’t doing nearly enough to reduce the size of government
Keith Hennessey | Comparing the Ryan and Obama long-term deficits and debt
Monday I showed you President Obama’s proposed medium-term deficits. Yesterday I compared those with Chairman Paul Ryan’s medium-term deficits, then did the same comparison for medium-term debt. Today I’d like to do the same thing but with a longer timeframe.
