Spending, Deficits, & Debt

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Charles Blahous
J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith Chair
Antony Davies
Senior Affiliated Scholar
Veronique de Rugy
Senior Research Fellow
Jason J. Fichtner
Former Senior Research Fellow

Expert Commentary
Taxes
Tax Reform 2.0? Let's Do Better
Creators.com
Veronique de Rugy
August 13, 2018
Expert Commentary
Healthcare
Even Doubling Taxes Wouldn’t Pay for ‘Medicare for All’
Wall Street Journal
Charles Blahous
August 8, 2018
Policy Briefing
State and Local Policy
Fixing American Infrastructure
Veronique de Rugy
July 31, 2018
Expert Commentary
Social Security Administration
Don’t Use Social Security Money to Finance Paid Parental Leave
Economics21
Charles Blahous
July 10, 2018
Expert Commentary
Social Security Administration
Seven Social Security Myths
Economics21
Charles Blahous
June 27, 2018
Policy Briefing
Federal Fiscal Policy
Consequences of Financing Paid Parental Leave Using Social Security
Veronique de Rugy, Jason J. Fichtner, Charles Blahous
June 25, 2018
Policy Briefing
Federal Fiscal Policy
Reforming the Social Security Disability Insurance Program to Encourage Work and Labor Force Participation
Jason J. Fichtner, Jack Salmon
June 21, 2018
Chart / Data Visualization
Federal Fiscal Policy
Social Security Trust Fund Is Running Out
Veronique de Rugy, Justin Leventhal
June 15, 2018
Research Paper / Study
Federal Fiscal Policy
Year-End Federal Spending and Government Waste
Jason J. Fichtner, Joe Albanese
June 14, 2018
Mercatus Working Paper
Federal Fiscal Policy
Saving Social Security Disability Insurance
Jason J. Fichtner, Jason S. Seligman
June 8, 2018

Book
Federal Fiscal Policy
Book Chapter: The 4% Solution
Charles Blahous, Jason J. Fichtner
July 2, 2012
The Bush Institute

Expert Commentary
Taxes
Tax Reform 2.0? Let's Do Better
Creators.com
Veronique de Rugy
August 13, 2018
Expert Commentary
Healthcare
Even Doubling Taxes Wouldn’t Pay for ‘Medicare for All’
Wall Street Journal
Charles Blahous
August 8, 2018
Expert Commentary
Social Security Administration
Don’t Use Social Security Money to Finance Paid Parental Leave
Economics21
Charles Blahous
July 10, 2018
Expert Commentary
Social Security Administration
Seven Social Security Myths
Economics21
Charles Blahous
June 27, 2018
Expert Commentary
Federal Fiscal Policy
Why Pass $1.3 Trillion Budget Bills That No One Has Read?
Newsday
Bruce Yandle
April 4, 2018
Expert Commentary
Economics and Public Policy
Pathway to Economic Growth Series: Avoiding Policies that Undercut Economic Gains with Uncertainty
March 1, 2018
Expert Commentary
Federal Fiscal Policy
Trump Embarks on a Gigantic Fiscal Experiment
Bloomberg
Tyler Cowen, Noah Smith
February 22, 2018
Expert Commentary
Federal Fiscal Policy
Trump’s New Budget Plan Proves He Won’t Even Pretend to Care about the Debt
Reason
Veronique de Rugy
February 14, 2018
Expert Commentary
Federal Fiscal Policy
Scholars Respond to Budget Proposal
Brian Knight, Christine McDaniel, David M. Primo, Veronique de Rugy
February 12, 2018
Expert Commentary
Federal Fiscal Policy
Unrealistic Budget Assumptions Drive Deficit Projections
Veronique de Rugy
February 12, 2018

TV Appearance
Federal Fiscal Policy
Charles Blahous on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal
Charles Blahous
June 7, 2018
Radio Appearance
Federal Fiscal Policy
Veronique de Rugy on American Radio Journal
March 24, 2018
Radio Appearance
Federal Fiscal Policy
Veronique de Rugy on American Radio Journal
March 15, 2018
Radio Appearance
Federal Fiscal Policy
J.W. Verret on Marketplace Radio
February 8, 2018
Mercatus Original Video
Federal Fiscal Policy
2018 State of the Union Recap
Veronique de Rugy
January 31, 2018
Radio Appearance
Federal Fiscal Policy
Veronique de Rugy on the Drew Mariani Radio Show (Wisconsin
February 2, 2017
Radio Appearance
F. A. Hayek Program
Chris Coyne on WHO Radio (Des Moines)
December 7, 2016
TV Appearance
Economics and Public Policy
Alex Tabarrok Talks to John Stossel on Fox Business
Alexander Tabarrok
November 19, 2016
Radio Appearance
Federal Fiscal Policy
Veronique de Rugy on Marketplace Radio
October 26, 2016
Radio Appearance
Financial Markets
J.W. Verret on the Ed Dean Radio Show (Florida)
September 22, 2016

8:30am – 10:30am
Supporter Events
Federal Fiscal Policy
Invite Only
Scottsdale Supporter and Friend Breakfast
Antony Davies
2014
May
06
11:30am – 1:30pm
Supporter Events
Federal Fiscal Policy
Invite Only
Naples Supporter and Friend Lunch
Jason J. Fichtner
2014
Apr
08
11:30am – 1:30pm
Mercatus Events
Federal Fiscal Policy
Running the BLS Numbers on Jobs
Keith Hall
2012
Sep
27
Rayburn B-339
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Mercatus Events
Federal Fiscal Policy
Behind the Numbers: Understanding the President's FY 2013 Budget Submission to Congress
Jason J. Fichtner
2012
Feb
23
Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-339
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Supporter Events
Federal Fiscal Policy
Invite Only
Scottsdale, AZ Supporter and Friend Lunch
David R. Henderson
2012
Jan
11
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Mercatus Events
Federal Fiscal Policy
Creating a Shovel-Ready Economy: Lessons from the Recovery Act
Garett Jones
2012
Jan
11
Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-339
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Supporter Events
Federal Fiscal Policy
Invite Only
New York City Supporter and Friend Lunch
Jason J. Fichtner
2011
Nov
17
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Supporter Events
Federal Fiscal Policy
Invite Only
Scottsdale, AZ Supporter and Friend Lunch
Maurice P. McTigue
2011
Nov
02
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Mercatus Events
Federal Fiscal Policy
A Sustainable Approach to Entitlement Reform
Charles Blahous, Jason J. Fichtner
2011
Oct
19
Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-339
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Mercatus Events
Federal Fiscal Policy
Changing the Budget Process to Promote Fiscal Responsibility
Veronique de Rugy, David M. Primo
2011
Oct
06
Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-339