Fiscal Policy and Growing the Economy
Here’s a short list of three things that Congress could do that would help boost economic growth without adding to the deficit: Fully fund the Highway Trust Fund; restore the Export-Import Bank; and tax reform.
Common Sense Political Ideas
Here’s a short list of three things that Congress could do that would help boost economic growth without adding to the deficit: Fully fund the Highway Trust Fund; restore the Export-Import Bank; and tax reform.
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 is recognized as the model for tax reform, and it should be. It was a substantial and truly bi-partisan achievement between President Reagan and a Democratic Congress.
What we really need in Congress is leadership. Genuine legislative leaders know that the only way to pass meaningful fiscal policy requires bi-partisanship.