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Fiscal Wake-Up Tour

Fiscal Wake-Up Tour

Public figures and thinkers with diverse perspectives are traveling the country to discuss our nation's budgetary challenges and entitlement problems.

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I.O.U.S.A.

I.O.U.S.A.

DVDs of the acclaimed documentary featuring The Fiscal Wake-Up Tour are now available for our volunteers to host screenings.

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Publications

Concord Coalition Urges Lawmakers To Couple Economic Stimulus With Long-Term Fiscal Restraint

07 Jan, 2009

· Press Release

Why Economic Recovery Requires Confronting the Long-Term Fiscal Challenge

08 Dec, 2008

· Facing Facts · Volume 4 · Number 2

PAYGO's Continued Relevance in Economic Recovery and Strategic Budgeting

19 Nov, 2008

· Issue Brief

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Concord In The News

Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint
Jim Kuhnhenn
The Associated Press
January 7, 2009

Obama Pushes States to Cover More Unemployed
Jonathan Weisman
The Wall Street Journal
January 7, 2009

Analysis: Deficit spending is tough medicine
Tom Raum
The Associated Press
January 7, 2009

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Highlights and Favorites

Frequently Accessed Materials

Concord Coalition PowerPoint Chart Talk (Talking Points)

A Fiscal Wake-Up Call

Key Questions 2008

Principles & Priorities Exercise

Concord Coalition Plausible Baseline

America's Economy: Headed For Crisis (Fact Sheet)

Taking Back Our Fiscal Future

Facing Facts Quarterly
Blog: The (Tab)ulation

The (Tab)ulation

I.O.U.S.A. on CNN This Weekend

Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 8:36 PM

Fresh off its appearance as one of five documentaries competing for a Critics Choice Award last night, I.O.U.S.A. will air on CNN two times this weekend.
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Why Do Two Wrongs Have to Make a Political Compromise?

Posted on Friday, January 09, 2009 - 1:54 AM

This week we've heard more about what's likely to be in the mix in the next economic stimulus/recovery package. We've learned that there are more tax cuts in the picture—this despite the skepticism expressed over the past few months about how effective another round of tax cuts would be in boosting consumption, given the already-mediocre marks many economists gave them the last time around, and the current state of American consumers, who are now less than enthusiastic about even
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Another 10 Trillion?!

Posted on Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - 7:17 PM

The big story today is that the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office updated their baseline estimate for the federal budget's ten-year outlook. Our analysis, based on their most recent data, shows that current policy trends could add $10.295 trillion to the national debt from 2010-2019. Note that the current national debt is $10.6 trillion, so this would double that in just 10 years!
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Washington Budget Report

Washington Budget Report
Delivered weekly when Congress is in session, the new Concord Coalition Washington Budget Report gives you the news, behind the scenes stories, and thoughtful analysis in a lively and easy-to-read format that you won't find anywhere else. Written and edited by Charles Konigsberg, Chief Budget Counsel of The Concord Coalition, The Concord Coalition Washington Budget Report will be your source for news about the budget and fiscal policy.

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Fiscal Wake-Up Tour

I.O.U.S.A.

Publications

Concord In The News

The (Tab)ulation

I.O.U.S.A. on CNN This Weekend

Why Do Two Wrongs Have to Make a Political Compromise?

Another 10 Trillion?!

Washington Budget Report

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