The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
Erskine Bowles
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Public Goals vs. Private Interests in Campaign to Fix the Debt
Close to half of the members of Fix the Debt’s board and steering committee have ties to companies that have engaged in lobbying on taxes and spending.
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Why the Simpson-Bowles Plan Will Ultimately Fail
Trying to formulate a deficit reduction plan to solve our financial problems without first fixing the economy is like trying to put the roof on a building that has no foundation or walls.
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The Obscenely Rich Men Bent on Shredding the Safety Net
The Campaign to Fix the Debt is a growing coalition of powerful CEOs, politicians and policy makers on a mission to lower taxes for the rich and cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in the name of debt reduction.
