Simpson-Bowles

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 14, 2013 - The bipartisan “Campaign to Fix the Debt” is using the current standoff in Washington…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 19, 2012 - Former U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., sees tackling the federal debt as the…

David Walker has given his lecture on reducing the national debt in 13 cities, but he says his appearance in St. Louis was the first that attracted…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 15, 2012 - WASHINGTON -- When the Simpson-Bowles commission was finishing its plan to reduce the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 15, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Last summer’s congressional creation of a pumped-up super committee –…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 22, 2012 - WASHINGTON – It’s been called “taxmageddon,” a “massive fiscal cliff” and the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 27, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Starting five weeks from now, most workers will notice that their…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 7, 2011 - WASHINGTON - The clock is ticking on the "super committee" set by Congress with the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 26, 2011 - In the aftermath of the debt ceiling debacle last August, a bipartisan Super…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 18, 2011 - The U.S. debt problem is getting larger, and we need a serious plan to bring it under…