Obama Paygo

The Progressive Case for PAYGO

Rep. Steny Hoyer | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics


Rep. Steny Hoyer

The idea behind PAYGO is simple: our country, like any family struggling with deep credit card debt, must start paying for what it buys.

Symbolic Blather: Washington's Congenital Disease

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics


Robert L. Borosage

In the new economy emerging out of the calamity, we need progressive tax reform and increased public investment. This week, progressive legislators will try to figure out where they stand on this.

Obama Endorses Pay-As-You-Go

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed budget rules that would allow Congress to borrow tens of billions of dollars and put the...